For the first time, in a court document, Intellexa founder Tal Dilian has stated that he personally sold the Predator spyware to state authorities in Greece, while maintaining that the sale was lawful.

The admission, which adds a new dimension to Greece’s phone-tapping scandal, was disclosed in a post by lawyer Zacharias Kesses, who represents most of the surveillance victims pursuing criminal and civil proceedings.

According to Kesses, Dilian has filed a defamation lawsuit in an Israeli court against one of his own former clients, seeking damages. What stands out is that in that same filing, Dilian reportedly does not deny that the Predator spyware was supplied to Greece, but argues the sale to state authorities was entirely legal. He denies, however, any involvement in using the software for illegal surveillance.

The lawsuit is pending before an Israeli court, and according to Kesses its hearing is expected to follow the completion of preliminary proceedings in the coming months, at which point Dilian will need to substantiate the claims made in his filing.

Kesses said he plans to inform Supreme Court prosecutor Evangelos Bakelas, who is reviewing requests to reopen the shelved wiretapping case following petitions from former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, former minister Christos Spirtzis and journalist Thanassis Koukakis.

Kesses said he will pursue further steps, including seeking related documents through international judicial assistance, evaluating their content, and questioning witnesses he says have not yet testified to Greek authorities.

He argued that any new official evidence should be acted on immediately by prosecutors, especially since those who held public office and brought Predator into Greece have chosen silence and arrogance instead of accountability.

In his post, Kesses said Dilian, internationally identified with the Predator software, chose to sue a Predator victim in Greece over alleged defamation, but that the lawsuit contains a claim of particular legal and evidentiary significance: for the first time, officially and in writing, Dilian states he personally sold Predator to Greek state authorities, insisting the sale was fully legal, while not denying the sale itself, only denying any role in its use for illegal surveillance.

Kesses said he intends to submit the lawsuit and its claims to the Supreme Court prosecutor’s office and bring them to Bakelas’s attention.