New reports have revived political debate in Greece over the long-running wiretapping and Predator spyware affair, following claims that the Israeli company behind the surveillance software maintained a cooperation agreement with the country’s National Intelligence Service (EYP).
According to a report published by To Vima on Sunday, representatives of Israeli businessman Tal Dilian, founder of Intellexa, have cited a 2020 document they describe as a cooperation agreement with EYP concerning the use of Predator. Dilian was convicted of a misdemeanor first instance court in Athens in a case related to the spyware, although legal proceedings remain ongoing.
The report said the document allegedly contained references asserting the lawful operation of the software and bore signatures from both sides. It added, however, that the arrangement did not acquire formal institutional status because Greece lacked, and still lacks, a specific legal framework governing the acquisition and use of such spyware technologies.
Dilian’s representatives also reportedly cite dozens of email exchanges between Intellexa and Greek state officials, primarily intelligence personnel, concerning technical issues involving the Predator system. The correspondence is said to identify individuals who may have been involved in its operation or management.
The latest disclosures prompted renewed calls from opposition parties for further investigation and access to the material cited by Dilian’s legal team.
In a first reaction, main opposition PASOK party issued a statement charging that the report refers to a 2020 cooperation agreement between companies linked to Dilian and EYP concerning Predator and argued that the allegations warrant further scrutiny.
The Predator affair has remained a contentious issue in Greek politics since revelations that politicians, journalists and others may have been targeted through surveillance activities, prompting years of political, judicial and parliamentary scrutiny.
