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Lagarde list: Greek ex-ministers face tax probe vote Greek ex-minister Papaconstantinou faces tax probe
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Greek MPs are set to vote on whether to investigate high-ranking former ministers over the alleged mishandling of evidence of tax evasion. Greek MPS have voted to launch a criminal investigation into ex-Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou.
The three parties in coalition government are expected to back an investigation into former Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou. He is accused of tampering with a list of suspected tax evaders with Swiss bank accounts.
He is accused of removing his relatives from a list of potential suspects. Three of Mr Papaconstantinou's relatives were removed from the list. He has denied involvement.
But the opposition also want two former prime ministers and the Socialist Party leader investigated. But MPS voted against extending the probe to another ex-finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, and former PMs Lucas Papademos and George Papandreou.
The scandal centres on a list of names, provided in 2010 to the Greek government by then French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, who is now head of the IMF.The scandal centres on a list of names, provided in 2010 to the Greek government by then French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, who is now head of the IMF.
The "Lagarde list", as it has become known, contained the names of over 2,000 Greeks who held Swiss bank accounts, and who may not have paid tax on all their income.The "Lagarde list", as it has become known, contained the names of over 2,000 Greeks who held Swiss bank accounts, and who may not have paid tax on all their income.
It has all the makings of a political thriller: high-ranking ministers, alleged cover-ups and suspected tax evasion, for long a national sport here. But the "Lagarde list" has captivated Greeks for other reasons too, because it seems to confirm what many have long believed: that corruption still eats at the heart of this troubled country; that the inequality between rich and poor has grown; and that there's one rule for the "haves" and another for the "have-nots".
This is a nation furious with austerity and political mismanagement - not just during the financial crisis, but for decades. Greeks are baying for the blood of their politicians, desperate for somebody to be punished for this mess. Could this - the biggest tax scandal in Greece for years - finally be that moment?
But the Pasok (Socialist Party) government of the time took no action and later claimed to have lost the list.But the Pasok (Socialist Party) government of the time took no action and later claimed to have lost the list.
It later re-emerged, after a journalist published it, but the later version did not include Mr Papaconstantinou's relatives, reports say.It later re-emerged, after a journalist published it, but the later version did not include Mr Papaconstantinou's relatives, reports say.
He has denied deleting the names, and says the case against him has been fabricated. He has said the case against him has been fabricated.
MPs will vote on whether Mr Papaconstantinou should be investigated for tampering with a public document and breach of duty. Based on the outcome of the investigation, he could be tried by a special court. The opposition leftist Syriza party had also wanted Pasok leader Mr Venizelos, who succeeded Mr Papaconstantinou as finance minister, to be investigated for failing to pursue the case.
But the main opposition party, the radical leftist Syriza, also wants Pasok leader Evangelos Venizelos, who succeeded Mr Papaconstantinou as finance minister, to be investigated for failing to pursue the case. There had also been calls to investigate M Papademos and Mr Papandreou.
And there are also calls for two former prime ministers, Pasok's George Papandreou and the technocrat Lucas Papademos, to be investigated too.
They all deny wrongdoing.