Christos Kalogritsas

Businessman Christos Kalogritsas was also referred the crime of moral instigation

By Elias Kanellis

I fail to understand why they were celebrating yesterday in SYRIZA after the report of the parliamentary preliminary investigation that probed the machinations of the then SYRIZA-Independent Greeks government, through former minister Nikos Pappas, in order create a pro-government television and radio terrain.

The Justice Ministry on Wednesday forwarded the case file containing the findings of an investigation into Nikos Pappas, the digital governance minister in the former SYRIZA-led government, to Parliament, which will debate the merit of accusations concerning his role in a contentious auction for TV licenses in 2016.

A case file containing the findings of an investigation into the minister of digital governance in the former left-led government, Nikos Pappas, is headed to Parliament, where lawmakers will debate the merit of accusations concerning his role in a contentious auction for television licenses.

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport's decision to knock contractor Christos Kalogritsas out of contracts related to the Patras-Pyrgos highway is likely to cause yet another delay in the major construction project, as the ministry will have to seek out another contractor.

Greek shipping magnate Vangelis Marinakis claimed in a radio interview on Thursday that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas had asked him to pay the first instalment of a TV license fee on behalf of another businessman who was reportedly on good terms with the government.

The highest bidders for the four TV licences are expected to have paid the first installment of their total bid by Monday.

Greek authorities have been investigating businessman Christos Kalogritsas for alleged tax evasion since last year, sources told Kathimerini on Tuesday.

According to reports aired on Star TV and Alpha TV, Christos Kalogritsas, one of the businessmen who acquired a TV license in the recent tender lacks the necessary funds to pass the second phase of the process, which provides the down payment of one third of the total license cost.