Greece’s InternalAffairs Service, the police unit responsible for investigating corruption within law enforcement and the wider public sector, recorded a sharp increase in complaints and prosecutions in 2025, according to its annual report.
The report, obtained by Kathimerini, details investigations ranging from local government and customs offices to agricultural subsidy fraud and cases involving organized crime’s influence on enforcement authorities.
Among the cases highlighted is a five-month investigation into alleged corruption at cadastral offices in Attica. The inquiry began in December 2024 after an anonymous complaint alleged that employees accepted bribes to expedite cases through an intermediary. In May 2025, investigators arrested three private individuals and six employees from cadastral offices in Athens, Piraeus, Kallithea and Halandri. Those accused were jailed pending further proceedings.
According to the report, complaints received by the service increased by 20% in 2025, while the number of suspects prosecuted rose by 64.5%.
Senior officials attributed the increase partly to corruption across the public sector, but also to growing confidence in the service. “There is certainty that we will investigate properly and thoroughly,” an Internal Affairs official told Kathimerini.
