Former national police chief took the stand at the trial over Greece's illegal surveillance scandal involving the Predator spyware system. The high-profile trial over Greece's illegal surveillance scandal involving the Predator spyware system resumed in Athens on Friday, with former national police chief and ex-Secretary General of the Ministry of Citizen Protection, Konstantinos Tsouvalas, taking the stand. His testimony quickly became a flashpoint, as judge and prosecutor repeatedly challenged his assertions and pressed him on apparent contradictions. At the heart of the case are four business figures linked to the development and deployment of Predator: Yiannis Lavranos, the true owner of the technology contractor Krikel, as well as Felix Bitzios, Tal Dilian, and Sara Hamou of the Intellexa consortium, the group associated with the spyware system that targeted politicians, journalists, and officials. Defense lawyers have...