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In connection with the ongoing surveillance scandal, seven Greek police officers have been fired from their positions as heads of sensitive services.
The seven individuals, two lieutenant generals and five major generals, served in crucial positions in the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit, the Attica Security department, the Internal Affairs Service, and the Police Intelligence Division, as reported by the Greek media outlet Kathimerini.
Kathimerini listed the seven officers, two of whom, Ilias Kossyvakis and Nikos Tsetsikas, were associated with the wiretapping scandal the most.
However, only two individuals have been removed from the situation in the police press release. On the evening of January 25, the ranks of the police changed.
Alexis Tsipras, leader of the main opposition, filed a motion of no confidence in parliament earlier on Wednesday, accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of being overall responsible for the surveillance scandal.
Local media was informed by police that the individuals' removal had been discussed for some time and had nothing to do with the motion of no confidence.
The government is still at the center of accusations that it used the illegal software Predator to spy on politicians, journalists, and military officers.
When financial journalist Thanasis Koukakis reported last summer that Israeli-made Predator spyware had been installed on his cell phone,