The conclusion of the Internal Audit Unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs regarding the leakage of personal data of Greeks abroad was delivered to the competent authorities.
The Press Office of the Ministry of the Interior announced that the Internal Audit Unit of the Ministry carried out a full audit which resulted in an extensive conclusion, which Minister Niki Kerameos and Deputy Minister Theodoris Livanios delivered today to the head of the Athens Primary Prosecutor’s Office and the president of the Protection Authority Personal Data, to facilitate their investigations.
A central element of the finding is the verification, during the period of May-June 2023, of non-institutionally prescribed traffic, within the Ministry of the Interior, of personal data of Greek citizens living abroad who had registered to vote in the 2023 parliamentary elections.
The finding recommends disciplinary action based on the findings. Recommendations are also included to further strengthen security measures in relation to the protection of personal data.
On the basis of the Internal Audit’s conclusion, the minister and the deputy minister proceed with the procedures for the said disciplinary actions as well as for the further strengthening of the security measures in relation to the protection of personal data.
As emphasized by the Press Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “from the first moment, the political leadership of the ministry stated that the case of complaints about sending e-mails to Greek citizens living abroad will be fully clarified. Precisely for this reason, on the first working day after the citizens’ complaints, Ms. Kerameos and Mr. Livanios gave an order for an internal audit.”
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