A five-member special judicial council on Wednesday unanimously approved of a prosecutor's recommendation to throw out a breach of trust against the state charge against former New Democracy (ND) ministers Petros Doukas, Alexandros Kontos and Evangelos Basiakos (photo) in relation to the Vatopedi land swap case, written off under the statute of limitations, according to sources.
The ruling will be formally issued in early February, citing that the Parliament should have checked if the offences with which the former ministers were charged fell under the statute of limitations before referring them to the judicial council.
According to the council's decision, the offence with which they were charged has been written off after the Parliament dissolved on September 7, 2009.
The council also ruled that the questioning of alleged accomplices and non political figures should continue by examining magistrate Irini Kalou.
(ANA)
