Greece Won't Let Wiretapping Slip

A Greek prosecutor Friday reopened a probe into wire-tapping of government mobile phones at the time of the Athens 2004 Games, indicating that US embassy staff were involved, a judicial official said.

Without naming specific suspects, Athens prosecutor Dimitris Dassoulas filed an action for "a major case of attempted espionage" after a preliminary investigation identified three suspects working at the US embassy at the time.

The investigation found that calls had been placed to embassy telephones from a mobile phone used in the wire-tapping network, the source said. (more)