Arrest Warrant Against Tsochatzopoulos' Ex-Sister-in-Law

A Greek examining magistrate investigating a kickbacks case against former minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos issued a warrant for the arrest of his former sister-in-law, the sister of his German ex-wife Gudrun Moldenhauer-Tsochatzopoulos. The warrant is for money laundering and concerns alleged involvement in moving the illegal gains of the former minister, now held in prison pending trial.

Sources from the magistrate's office said the charges are based on evidence that the sum of 1,455,000 Swiss francs was deposited by companies controlled by the former minister into an account belonging to Tsochatzopoulos' former sister-in-law. This account was held jointly with a second individual whose connection to the case had hitherto gone unnoticed and whose arrest has also been ordered.

The money in the account was traced from an account belonging to the company MIE, known for its involvement in the case of the now notorious submarines case, which was deposited into an account belonging to the son of a representative of the offshore company Morelia, Oratios Melas, and finally into the account belonging to Tsochatzopoulos' former sister-in-law.

Tsohatzopoulos and another 18 individuals currently face trial, due to begin on April 22, for kickbacks linked to suspect defence ministry contracts for TORM1 missiles and submarines ordered by Greece when Tsochatzopoulos was defence minister. (AMNA)

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