The Christmas holidays were a good excuse for many wanting some time abroad to flee to neighboring Bulgaria. Many Bulgarians took the opposite route.

Weapon system firm representative Panayotis Efstathiou. 83, named by former director for procurements Antonis Kantas as one of the pivotal persons that bribed him has been called to testify.

The course of his ill gotten gains was described in the deposition of former deputy procurements director at the defense ministry Antonis Kantas.

The 4-day deposition of jailed former director for procurements Antonis Kantas on arms procurement kickbacks is precipitating a cascade of witnesses willing to testify.