Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras submitted on 06-27-2024, before the Financial Crimes Prosecutor, an application in accordance with article 79 of Law 5090/2024 and article 218 par. 7 of the CPC for the disclosure of the identity of the “protected” witnesses with the code names “MAXIMOS SARAFIS ” and “AKATERINE CALL” in the NOVARTIS case.

With his application, Mr. Samaras requested the declassification of the above witnesses as public interest witnesses, the removal of their protection and the withdrawal of his imprisonment against them for false testimony and slanderous defamation. The application is pending with the competent prosecutor.

In addition, following the above application, a supplementary memorandum was submitted, following the revelations in the Parliament about the collection of a monetary fee from their lawyer, which reinforces the belief that the above witnesses received a large sum of money for their testimony. It thus becomes obvious that their designation as “protected” was outlawed in the first place, as pointed out in a Press Release from the office of the former Prime Minister.