Costas Vaxevanis -- publisher of the Greek magazine "Hot Doc" -- will face trial once again, as a result of the Athens Public Prosecutor's Office appeal of a court decision earlier this month acquitting him of charges of violating privacy laws after publishing what the magazine claimed was the so-called Lagarde list, a list of some 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, the Ekathimerini (Greek) website reports today (November 16, 2012).
In a statement, the prosecutor said the decision was "legally wrong," as it violated the privacy of individuals on the list and called for a re-examination of the case.
Earlier this month, Vaxevanis was cleared of misdemeanor charges after publishing a list of names of Greeks with deposits in the Geneva branch of HSBC (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation).
The prosecutor -- who had argued the case against him in court -- claimed Vaxevanis had "offered blood and turned the country into a coliseum."
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