A break-in at the office of the head of the Elections Directorate of the Ministry of Interior was reported yesterday.
In particular, the director complains to the police, as revealed by in.gr, that at noon on Friday and while he was absent from the office, someone broke the lock and entered the office. The police were immediately called.
“From inside my office I do not know if anything has been removed. There are important public documents on my office computers that I fear have not been copied or tampered with,” according to the director.
Just before three o’clock, 4 people from the electronic crime prosecution together with the director crossed the threshold of the Ministry of the Interior at 2 Evangelistrias Street. The computer contained important public documents.
The Ministry of the Interior states in a statement:
“During the midday hours of Friday, April 26, there was a complaint regarding an alleged break-in at the office of the head of the Elections Directorate, which is located on Evangelistrias Street. The entrance to the specific building is guarded by a private security company, while an identity check is carried out upon entering the visitors.
The reactions of the parties
SYRIZA requests a full clarification of the case: “The government has not yet made known the obvious: what was stolen and whether personal data has been misappropriated.”
The government representative of PASOK spoke of an ignominious end to the investigation of the independent personal data authority after the theft of the files from the elections office of the Interior.
“Can you solve the mystery for us as to what was stolen or tampered with by your ministry’s election directorate? The PC of Mr. Theodoropoulos has been confiscated at the offices of N.D. so that we all know exactly what files it contained, when they were transferred or when they were possibly deleted?’
“The need to convene the Institutions and Transparency Committee of the Parliament, which has been requested by the KKE, in order for Ms. Kerameos and to give explanations, it becomes even more imperative”, says the KKE.
What does the Minister say?
Niki Kerameos, Minister of the Interior, stated: “And the irresponsible mudslinging continues with strong doses of science fiction! The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided all the information requested by the Privacy Protection Authority a long time ago, while the Authority has already sent its findings on the case. As for the incident of alleged burglary at the Ministry of Interior, a relevant announcement has been issued.”
The Head of the Athens First Instance Prosecutor’s Office has been informed about the case.
The ELAS announcement
The Headquarters of the Hellenic Police announces that regarding a complaint made to the Acropolis Security Department, which concerns a burglary in premises where the Elections Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior is housed, the preliminary investigation is being carried out by the Athens Security Sub-Directorate, with the assistance of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and of the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate.
The Head of the Athens Prosecutor’s Office has been informed about the case, while a further update will follow regarding the results of the investigations.
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