Samaras vows to fight Greek corruption

The Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras called on the 30 September 2012 for 'zero tolerance' of corruption after reports surfaced for the first time of named politicians being investigated on suspicion of taking kickbacks and evading taxes while in office.

Separately, the investigative journalist Costas Vaxevanis was arrested on the 28 October 2012 and then quickly released after his magazine Hot Doc published on the 27 October 2012 a list of more than 2,000 names that it claimed was the infamous 'Lagarde list' of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts given to Greece by French authorities in 2010 to be probed for tax evasion.

The list was also reprinted in the Ta Nea newspaper on the 29 October 2012.

ESO: Background information: Greek parliament speaker steps down http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-parliament-speaker-steps-down/

Kathimerini, 28.09.12: List of politicians being investigated for corruption made public http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_28/09/2012_463458

Kathimerini, 1.10.12: Corruption probes inching forward http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_01/10/2012_463995

Kathimerini, 28.10.12: Journalist due in court over list of Greeks http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_28/10/2012_467667

EUObserver, 29.10.12: Greek finance officials among suspected tax evaders http://euobserver.com/economic/118029

Dimokratia / To Ethnos, 29.10.12: Mystery of Lagarde List deepens (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/2964171-mystery-lagarde-list-deepens

Kathimerini, 29.10.12: Vaxevanis trial postponed http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_29/10/2012_467767

EurActiv, 30.10.12: Greek journalist faces court for publishing tax evaders’ list http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/greek-journalist-faces-court-pub-news-515741

Kathimerini, 30.10.12: Hypocrisy shines once more http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite3_1_30/10/2012_467811

Kathimerini, 30.10.12: Ex-SDOE chief rebuffs claims he ignored orders to probe Lagarde list http://ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_30/10/2012_468004

The Guardian, 31.10.12: Why I published the Lagarde List (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/2975961-why-i-published-lagarde-list

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