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Pavlos Sarakis to Proto Thema: “I won $330 million for the U.S. government in the Novartis case — my fee was $18 million”
Independent MP and lawyer Pavlos Sarakis spoke exclusively to Proto Thema and Antonis Sroiter’s show “First Word” about the large sum he declared in his “source of wealth” statement — stemming from his legal fees in the Novartis case
Novartis Case: 25-Month prison sentence for Destempasisidis and 33 Months for Marangeli with a three-year suspension
The presiding judge rejected, for both defendants, the mitigating circumstance of “non-humble motives” requested by their lawyers
“I had taken the decision confront Tsipras violently in Parliament,” Said Loverdos at the Novartis protected witnesses trial
At the trial held at the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court of Athens, former minister Andreas Loverdos repeated his claim that the protected witnesses lied “to get money from the United States,” and revealed that his aides had discouraged him from attacking former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, warning it would have been his political downfall
Marinakis vs. Tsoukalas: PASOK is essentially whitewashing the manipulations of the Novartis conspiracy
A war of statements over the issue of Christos Triantopoulos’ proposal – The government spokesperson emphasized that the government is not shutting down the preliminary inquiry but has accepted it
Marinakis: The opposition wants to destabilize the country, PASOK is wallowing in the mud and “washing” SYRIZA
"They don't bring forward proposals, but act as judges, prosecutors, experts, they pander to the public, they spew filth, and fill society with toxicity," said the government spokesperson
Novartis: Former protected witnesses Destampasidis and Marangeli summoned as suspects by the prosecutor
Following their declassification, the former protected witnesses are now facing the political figures they had named as recipients of bribes from Novartis - They will be required to explain themselves for false accusations and false testimony
Novartis case: the time of justice for Destebasidis and Marangelis – 21 lawsuits by politicians removed from the file
The two former protected witnesses are expected to be summoned imminently as suspects for alleged criminal actions. Urgent procedures have been initiated by the Athens Prosecutor’s Office to prevent any possibility of the statute of limitations expiring