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If the Greek authorities want to win back the trust of journalists, they must effectively protect them against arbitrary surveillance and bring justice for the 2021 assassination of Giorgos Karaivaz. At a meeting with Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister in Athens, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) made specific recommendations for the legal reform and for the probe into the murder.
During a meeting with RSF, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson, Ioannis Oikonomou, promised that the government “will soon propose a law to make the use of spyware illegal”. RSF demanded that those responsible for the arbitrary wiretapping of journalists must also be brought to justice.