As a former top-ranking executive of Siemens Hellas and an ex-manager of OTE Telecom prepared to face an investigating magistrate over their alleged involvement in the Siemens
cash-for-contracts scandal, it emerged over the weekend that another former manager of the German firm’s Greek subsidiary, and a key suspect in the probe, had transferred a significant amount of money to
Uruguay and bought property in the South American country.
OTE Telecom’s former deputy managing director Giorgos Skarpelis and former Siemens Hellas executive Ilias Georgiou, had been due to appear today before a magistrate to answer charges of bribery and money laundering. But sources told Skai yesterday that the two men might not appear after they lodged legal suits against magistrate Nikos Zagorianos following their arrests on Friday, accusing him of breach of duty.