Supreme Court: Investigation into Prison Documents Unaffected

The Supreme Court's decision does not affect the investigation into classified state documents found at the residence of the chief warden of the Central Prisons.

The court issued a certiorari order for notes seized during a search of a suspect's residence (not the chief warden) related to the illegal prison canteen. The notes were deemed to have been seized in excess of the warrant.

The case of the classified documents, for which Anna Aristotelous and Athina Dimitriou were questioned in writing, is separate. These documents were seized by the Police during investigations into the illegal canteen.

The chief warden's legal team received approval from the Supreme Court to file an application for the issuance of preferential certiorari and prohibition orders, as a legal issue is considered to exist. The defense lawyers argue that the Police should have requested a detention order for the documents from the court that issued the original search warrant, according to Article 33 of the Criminal Procedure Law.

In today's proceedings at the Supreme Court, criminal lawyer Alexandros Klerides represented the chief warden, while Elli Papagapiou Christou represented the Republic. Elli Papagapiou Christou stated her intention to file an objection. The next hearing is scheduled for July 10.

The prosecuting authorities are expected to submit a new request for the detention of the classified documents to the court that issued the original search warrant. It is estimated that even the approval of the defense's request will not reverse the course of the investigation.