Bribery
Political row heats up over Novartis affair, as case starts to crumble
Opposition New Democracy on Tuesday accused the leftist-led government of fabricating the alleged Novartis bribery scandal to divert the public's attention from the controversial name deal signed last year with North Macedonia.
An example to be avoided
The ongoing investigation into Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis and the way it has been handled has caused a lot of damage to both the government and the country.
I have no doubt there was a massive and expensive orgy of mismanagement in the health sector and that bribes were paid to doctors, politicians and civil servants.
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In blow to gov't, Novartis probe finds no sign of graft
An internal investigation by Swiss drugmaker Novartis has failed to find any evidence of illicit payments made by the company into the accounts of Greek state officials, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Anti-establishment group targets doctor accused of taking bribes
Members of the anti-establishment Rouvikonas (Greek for Rubicon) group on Wednesday barged into a doctor's office whom they accused of taking bribes of his patients.
Five people handed suspended jail sentences in big corruption trial
Five people were given suspended prison terms of between five to 13 years for active and passive bribery and money laundering in a long-running case into a major trial-fixing ring.
A court gave former lawyer and ex New Democracy MP Petros Mantouvalos and the former appeals court judge Yiannis Efstathiou a 13-year suspended term.
Charges expected in Novartis probe
Greek corruption prosecutors are expected in the coming weeks to bring charges against politicians implicated in the alleged bribery scandal involving Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis.
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Avramopoulos requests stripping Novartis witnesses of protected status
European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos on Wednesday requested that a prosecutor in Athens strips two anonymous witnesses in the Novartis kickbacks probe of their protected status.
Novartis investigation dogged by disputes
A year since a prosecutors' investigation into an alleged bribery scandal involving the Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis was sent to Parliament, the probe is at a crucial juncture, with judicial officials expected to bring charges against Greek politicians in due course even though evidence of illicit payments has yet to be produced.
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Israeli Executive Arrested in Bulgaria on Guatemala Bribery Suspicions
An executive in an Israeli construction firm was arrested in Bulgaria on Thursday at the request of Guatemalan authorities over suspicions he paid millions of dollars in bribes to a Guatemalan minister in order to secure government construction contracts for his company, reported Times of Israel.
Novartis suspect also investigated for possible money laundering
Corruption prosecutors in charge of the alleged bribery scandal involving Novartis have added money laundering in their charges against a former protected witness, who is also being investigated for passive bribery.