Explanations for assets that were not declared or declared inaccurately must be given to the prosecutor’s office by his widow Giorgos Trakas, Maria Karras, whose financial data is checked, which in total reaches 30 million euros.

Journalist Ms. Karras is called to testify before the trial court, which is investigating her criminal offense of providing false information about the financial position (location) for the period including the financial years from 2012 to 2016. She is also called. Mrs Carra explained to you and for a serious crime of failure to provide certificates, with a review period covering the last 5 years.

The investigation into the case of the publisher’s widow began at the Prosecutor’s Office of First Instance after the submission of the opinion of the head of the Anti-Money Laundering Office, Charalambos Voutliotis, which apparently stated that the journalist under investigation hid financial data, which for each year is estimated at 3 million euros. According to the assessment of these data, Ms. Carra did not declare any deposits in her individual accounts, nor in joint accounts with the deceased publisher, nor newly acquired real estate. According to the Office, the journalist could hide the amount of 3 million euros over the past 10 years.

Ms. Carra will give the explanations required of her after receiving a time limit from the magistrate, who, by order of the prosecutor’s office, summons her to him so that she can be informed about the elements of the case file and object to the objections of the authorities, her own position regarding the financial data under investigation .

Source: APE/MEB