Adonis Georgiadis: “Justice Served – Novartis False Witnesses Convicted”

Destempasidis and Marangeli sentenced arsenic Minister vows ineligible enactment for damages

In a pivotal ruling, the Athens Single-Member Misdemeanor Court has recovered blameworthy the erstwhile protected witnesses successful the Novartis case, Filistor Destempasidis and Maria Marangeli, known nether the pseudonyms “Maximos Sarafis” and “Aikaterini Kelesi.”

Destempasidis received 25 months in prison, portion Marangeli was sentenced to 33 months, some for false accusations against salient governmental figures.

Case Background

The allegations day backmost to 2016–2017, erstwhile the 2 witnesses claimed earlier anti-corruption prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki that ten elder politicians were bribed by Novartis through its then-executive successful Greece, Konstantinos Frouzis.

The politicians implicated included:

• Former Prime Ministers Antonis Samaras and Panagiotis Pikrammenos
• Former Ministers Giannis Stournaras, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Adonis Georgiadis, Evangelos Venizelos, Andreas Lykourentzos, Marios Salmas, Andreas Loverdos, and Giorgos Koutroumanis

The accusations, relating to bribery, passive corruption, and breach of trust, were never proven:

• Nine of the 10 lawsuit files were archived.
• Andreas Loverdos was afloat acquitted.

This verdict marks a turning point, closing an eight-year section that profoundly impacted Greece’s governmental and organization landscape.

Statement by Adonis Georgiadis

Speaking from Copenhagen, wherever helium is attending the Council of the European Union, Adonis Georgiadis hailed the ruling arsenic a “day of vindication” and criticized SYRIZA and Alexis Tsipras.

“Today is simply a time of vindication for each of america whom the SYRIZA authorities and Mr. Tsipras tried to destruct with lies to triumph the elections. The radical who were past presented arsenic ‘heroes’ are guilty, liars, and slanderers. Will anyone apologize? I highly uncertainty it. The Greek justness strategy has spoken, astatine slightest regarding the transgression aspect, and I volition instantly record a suit for damages against both. Lies and slander indispensable person consequences truthful that they volition ne'er person imitators.”

Georgiadis emphasized the personal and societal impact:

“The Greek justness system’s determination condemning the 2 mendacious witnesses of the Novartis conspiracy finds maine successful Copenhagen astatine the EU Council. I americium grateful that justness condemned these individuals, who for governmental and economical reasons tried with lies to destruct our lives, particularly mine. Honour and respect for others is simply a halfway portion of dignity. These people, struck by justice, attempted to harm me, us, and Greek democracy.”

“I ne'er doubted that justness would prevail, due to the fact that successful the end, information ever wins and airy ever shines. Mr. Tsipras erstwhile said successful Parliament that the Greek justness strategy would determine if these 2 were trustworthy. Today, the Greek justness strategy has ruled: Ms. Marangeli and Mr. Destempasidis are guilty, mendacious witnesses, and liars.”

With this statement, Adonis Georgiadis highlighted the closure of a turbulent governmental chapter, stressing that “slander and lies transportation consequences.”

Ημέρα Δικαίωσης η σημερινή για όλους εμάς που η Κυβέρνηση @syriza_gr και ο @atsipras προσπάθησαν με ψέματα να μας καταστρέψουν, για να κερδίσουν τις Εκλογές. Ένοχοι, ψεύτες και συκοφάντες οι άνθρωποι που τότε τους παρουσιάζαν ως «ήρωες». Θα μας ζητήσει άραγε κανένας τους… pic.twitter.com/9xc2ZeLh10

— Άδωνις Γεωργιάδης (@AdonisGeorgiadi) September 15, 2025

Source: pagenews.gr

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