“Conflict
has broken out between the opposition conservative New Democracy (ND)
party and the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government concerning
Greek former finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis money pumped abroad
from his personal accounts. Real News rights that the head of the
money-laundering watchdog in Greece, Panagiotis Nikoloudis, sent an
urgent document to Parliament asking for Hardouvelis assets to be
investigated.”
“Characteristically,
the letter writes that the former finance minister sent money abroad
in 2012 that was not included in statements that he had been obliged
to submit as (a) the former prime minister’s adviser from November
2011 through to May 2012, and (b) as former finance minister from
June 2014 onwards.”
“Hardouvelis
responded to the press reports stating that he had overlooked the
submission of the assets statement, clarifying that the amounts
referred to had been taxed and concerned income that had been accrued
as a result of his work as well as that of his wife. The money in
bank accounts abroad was as a result of work in those countries over
the years. He stressed that certain amounts had been accrued when he
was not in public office, hence not required to submit his assets.
Finally, he said that over the last few years he had declared the
same amounts to U.S. tax authorities (FBAR).”
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