Four MPs and several former high-ranking public officials are among 22 defendants indicted by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens over the OPEKEPE farm subsidy scandal, the EPPO announced Thursday.
Three of the members of the Parliament are accused of instigation to commit abuse of trust, and one of instigation to unlawful management of European Union funds. One is also accused of instigation to false attestation and attempted computer fraud.
Allegations against seven other active members of Parliament have been dismissed.
The remaining defendants include the former president of OPEKEPE, its former director general for direct payments and two former OPEKEPE regional directors, as well as an employee of the political office of a serving MP and an associate of a former minister.
If found guilty, the defendants face custodial sentences of up to five years and fines.
