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Greece to ban sale of spyware amid phone-tapping scandal

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has slammed the surveillance accusations as 'an incredible lie' [File: Aris Messinis/AFP]

Greece’s government says it will introduce a bill to ban the sale of spyware following media reports of a state-sponsored phone-tapping scandal that targeted at least 30 people, including politicians and business people.

“We won’t allow any shadow to remain on issues that poison Greek society,” government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou told reporters on Monday, adding that a bill will soon be submitted to parliament.

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