Greek phones tapped
Mobile phones belonging to top Greek military and government officials - including the prime minister - and the U.S. embassy were tapped for nearly a year beginning in the weeks before the 2004 Olympic games, the government said Thursday.
That seems very strange and has upset all the Greeks , the same time Americans citizens are considering phone tapping as measure against terrorism and feel more secure . Americans overwhelmingly support the Patriot Act (law after 11 of september ) and think the FBI should have even more power to listen in on their conversations, read their mail and follow their online interactions. Read more
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The tapping began a few months prior to the summer Games and went on until the following March, reports the International Herald Tribune. It was discovered when engineers at the telephone operator Vodafone found illegal software on its systems.
Greek officials Thursday released the names of 46 people who had been monitored but said the identity of the eavesdroppers remained unknown, the report said.
Athens prosecutor Dimitris Papangelopoulos brought misdemeanor charges of breaching the privacy of phone calls against "unknown persons" earlier Thursday, the justice minister said.
The prosecutor will also investigate whether there are grounds for bringing criminal charges of espionage, the minister said.
The government pledged the inquiry would be full and fair.