(Guilty)
Posted on 01/10/2008 11:30:28 AM PST by SunkenCiv
...an archaeologist allegedly decided to get revenge on her married boss after he refused to give her a full-time job at the ministry. Evi Tzekou, 35, is in custody on charges of attempted blackmail after apparently smuggling a camera into the bedroom of Christos Zachopoulos, her lover, and filming more than 100 hours of extramarital sex. Mr Zachopoulos, the chief of staff at the Culture Ministry, jumped from a fourth-floor flat in central Athens hours after losing his job by prime ministerial order. He remains in a critical but stable condition, unable to talk to investigators... ministry sources said they believed that Ms Tzekou took the sexual initiative to blackmail Mr Zachopoulos on behalf of businesses wanting to clear archaeologically listed land for commercial use... Heracles Koutelidas, a lawyer acting for Ms Tzekou, threw himself in front of a van, claiming that he was the victim of a witch-hunt and had been "labelled a blackmailer by the media". He survived. The scandal has sent the popularity of the conservative Government to record lows and has dented the prestige of the Culture Ministry. Mr Zachopoulos was a key official in the campaign for the return of the Elgin Marbles...
(Excerpt) Read more at timesonline.co.uk ...
Stance changes on Zachopoulos DVD sourceThe ruling conservatives had until yesterday backed Andrianos's right as a journalist not to reveal information about his sources. This stance drew some criticism, as opposition politicians in particular felt that the government was hampering the investigation into the case.
Government could name journalist
Ekathimerini
It is not clear exactly what prompted the government to rethink its position but spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos said that he would "respect" Andrianos's decision if the press officer chose to reveal the identity of the journalist in question to magistrates.
The ESIEA journalists' union also appeared to give Andrianos the green light yesterday. After a meeting of the union's board, ESIEA issued a statement saying that protection of sources "should not become an alibi for covering up illegal activities and oversights."However, police experts who have examined the footage on the DVD have advised investigating magistrates that the video has been edited and that some scenes are missing.
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Heracles Koutelidas, a lawyer acting for Ms Tzekou, threw himself in front of a van, claiming that he was the victim of a witch-hunt and had been "labelled a blackmailer by the media". He survived.
These guys need lessons or else they'll never make the Darwin Awards.
Pictures must be included before her guilt or innocence can be determined.
Who is guily - Evi Tzekou or Christos Zachopoulos?
FReeper males have our own innocent/guilt rating. The prettier, the less guilty, lol.
This Evi woman is obviously guilty.
Ow! Ya got that right. I had about fifteen minutes of hysterical blindness from that pic.
Hee hee... I felt a little guilty about laughing when I read the second part, about the lawyer, when first I followed a link to the story.
They were in his pants all the time!
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