Will Simitis & Venizelos testify in Tsochatzopoulos case on April 29th?

The Greek Court of Appeal for Felonies on Wednesday summoned  the seven-member Government Council of National Defense (KYSEA) -active between 1998 and 1999- to testify after Easter in the scandalous case of the armaments procurement programmes. As such, former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos, and former ministers Yannos Papantoniou and Vasso Papandreou are all expected to testify (as is George Papandreou). Military officers Athanasios Tzoganis, Manolis Paragioudakis and Giorgos Ioannidis are also expected to testify on April 29th as well.

The subpoena to former members of KYSEA was a standing request of the main accused Akis Tsochatzopoulos since the beginning of the judicial investigation, who argues that the decision on the disputed contracts for submarines and the TOR M1 was a government decision and was not taken by himself but by KYSEA.

Meanwhile, the court rejected the applications for suspension of execution of sentence that would release Tsochatzopoulos' wife Vicky Stamati and his accountant Frosso Lambropoulou.

In order to gain a better understanding of this case, we propose that you also read:

Akis Tsochatzopoulos implicated in ruthless prison-based extortion ring
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2015/01/akis-tsochatzopoulos-implicated-in.html

Attorneys of Tsochatzopoulos Want Costas Simitis To Testify!
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2013/05/attorneys-of-tsochatzopoulos-want.html

Tsochatzopoulos: The Sausage Maker's Son Who Became a Millionaire
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2012/04/tsochatzopoulos-sausage-makers-son-who.html

BUSTED - Tsochatzopoulos' Cousin & Friend Pins Him To The Wall
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2013/07/busted-tsochatzopoulos-cousin-friend.html

Tsochatzopoulos indicted on submarine procurement deal
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2011/07/tsochatzopoulos-indicted-on-submarine.html

SPECIAL REPORT - Zigras "Gives" Tsochatzopoulos & Reveals How PASOK "Fixed" 2000 Elections (VIDEOS)
http://hellasfrappe.blogspot.gr/2012/07/special-report-zigras-gives.html