Samaras says probe into 'real, dark scandal' of Novartis case begins now

Former conservative premier Antonis Samaras said Tuesday that a decision by the corruption prosecutor's office to shelve the case against him concerning his alleged involvement in the Novartis case signals the beginning of an investigation into the "real, serious and dark scandal" surrounding the inquiry.
The head of the corruption prosecutor's office, Eleni Touloupaki, ordered the case against Samaras to be dropped, as no evidence emerged to support the accusations.
"The ludicrous frame-up was officially shelved today, with a great delay," he said in a statement.
Commenting on the same development during a regular press briefing on Tuesday, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said the filing of this part of the case shows that past statements by former SYRIZA officials who claimed that Novartis case was "the biggest scandal since the establishment of the Greek state...