EUREKA - Doctor At IKA Jailed For Accepting "Fakelaki"

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Eureka... A bloody miracle has happened. The State finally decided to jail a doctor for accepting a "fakelaki" or a bribe from a patient. One down... several thousand to go!

According to press reports a doctor with the former Social Insurances' Foundation (IKA) health branch was given a suspended sentence of one year in jail for accepting a bribe of 40 Euros from a patient. The sentence was handed down by a Misdemeanours Court and suspended for three years.

The 59-year-old doctor was accused of demanding and accepting 40 Euros from a 38-year-old father of two in order to "circumvent" the scheduled appointment process and vaccinate his two children.

The incident allegedly occurred in August 2011 at the IKA branch in Toumba and was reported by the father involved to the Greek Police, who conducted a raid and found pre-marked notes in the doctor's office.