The Criminal Department of the Supreme Court discussed behind closed doors the appeal launched by the Supreme Court Prosecution against an Appeal Council decision, which initiated the trial of 19 Energa and Hellas Power executives on felony charges.
According to the indictment, 19 of the 25 people implicated in the case are facing felony charges of embezzlement, in addition smuggling and money laundering.
The two power companies in name would collect a special electricity consumption tax and real estate fee from DEI’s bills, but they did not pay the money to the State, resulting in estimated damages of 270 million euros.
The Supreme Court Prosecutor appealed against the indictment because it found that the relevant legislation was misinterpreted, leading to ambiguities, vagueness and contradictory assumptions.
