Anti-Money Laundering Authority orders freezing of all assets of NGO head Dimitras
Besides Dimitras' personal bank accounts, safe deposit boxes and similar assets, the decision also affects all assets of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) headed by Dimitras.
Specifically, per AMLA's investigation, Dimitras was allegedly receiving funding via the NGOs to support human rights causes, but using the money for other purposes than those he claimed.
The investigation was ordered by AMLA Head and former Supreme Court deputy prosecutor Charalambos Vourliotis. The investigation's conlusions have already been forwarded to the head of the Athens First Instance Prosecutor's Office, Antonis Eleftherianos, for the prosecution of Panayote Dimitras.
Dimitras, who co-founded the Greek Helsinki Monitor (GHM) in 1993, had also periodically launched a barrage of lawsuits against judges, prosecutors, journalists and well-known personalities.
