The crisis started yesterday Greek policewith officers whose names were directly or indirectly associated with follow-up case – telephone and physical – placed outside the house. The choice of leadership aims to send a message that individuals who have played even a controversial role as heads of the secret services are a thing of the past for the Greek police.

With the consent of the Minister for Citizens’ Protection Takis Theodorikaku, Lieutenant General Konstantinos Skumas remained at the helm of the corps. Giorgos Yianninas and Giorgos Kanellos were demobilized with the rank of lieutenant general. Both worked in high-profile positions such as the anti-terrorist service and the Attica security service before moving to full-time positions at headquarters. Eleftherios Garilas and Spyros Sklavos were promoted to lieutenant general in place of Mr. Giannina and Mr. Canello.

14 officers remained in the rank of lieutenant general, including the current head of GADA Manolis Durvetakis, the heads of the police services of Thrace and the Eastern Aegean Paschalis Siritudis and Lefteris Durudu, the current head of the Special Police Forces Directorate Giorgos Ballas and others. . On the contrary, five lieutenant generals retired, including the former head of the Internal Affairs Service, Ilyas Kosivakis, and the head of the Directorate of Intelligence and Analysis (IDAP), Nikos Tsetsikas. Both of them served in these positions for a number of years, but information that has appeared in recent months places them in an environment of persons – businessmen and not only – involved in the wiretapping case. The information even says that recommendations for their removal reached, more than once, even to the Prime Minister’s office itself.