The announcement was made with triumphant overtures by Dimitris Papangelopoulos, the then-alternate Minister of Justice, after having consulted with former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. More than two years later, the whole case has backfired. SYRIZA has lost power and Papangelopoulos faces charges as the orchestrator of illegal practices and of involving members of the judiciary in an effort to frame political opponents.
Most of the politicians that were initially accused have already been acquitted.
The newest development involves a settlement between Novartis and American authorities for briberies across the globe. The settlement agreement only focuses on the malpractices of doctors and officials of Greek public hospitals. The only “officials” that the agreement refers to are doctors and medical experts. The deal does not refer to any politicians at all.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/how-an-economic-scandal-in-greece-transformed-into-a-political-conspiracy/