Lagarde list probe at a snail's pace

The deputies were surprised to hear that the checks will have been completed and results will be presented within January. Mr. Stasinopoulos also mentioned that in the cases of six persons checks had been completed and it has been shown that they have sequestered 10 million euros. He did note, however, that it was not the authority of SDOE to collect any fines, or dues.

Mr Stasinopoulos stressed that the delay is due to the fact that banks sent data en masse, and not itemized according to persons. As he said, tax inspectors could not intervene, as other procedures that were not under SDOE jurisdiction had to take precedence, and SDOE had to itemize the accounts. Mr. Stasinopoulos noted that IT specialists had to be called in and it was basically their help that expedited the task. The fact that SDOE inspectors had to undergo a month-long training session also added to the time needed.

As concerns the so-called Lichtenstein list, Mr Stasinopoulos noted that it had been archived (shelved) by inspectors in 2011, while the list of London real estate purchases by Greek citizens is being inspected by the tax bureau. As concerns the list of remittances sent by 54,000 Greek citizens abroad in the period 2008-2011, the head of SDOE stated that the list in question is being checked by the general secretariat of public revenue, and not SDOE.