The 'seven-year-long judicial hounding' of former stats chief Andreas Georgiou

Dear Sir,

Professor Vasilis Sarafidis in his article of October 22 on "The tragedy of Greek statistics" describes well the deliberate falsification of Greek fiscal data between 1997 and 2009, which he says "played a key role in the country's bankruptcy in 2010 and has hampered its recovery from the crisis to date." This falsification of statistics was halted by Andreas Georgiou when in August 2010 he became president of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) for the period 2010-15.

Professor Sarafidis also notes that Mr Georgiou is still facing legal proceedings, "despite the fact that prosecutors and investigators have ruled that he is not guilty in five cases," but does not explain why. I wish to explain why: The shameful legal persecution of Mr Georgiou continues because of the abuse of office by Xeni Dimitriou, Greece's top prosecutor since 2016.