WASHINGTON/ATHENS — The founder of surveillance firm Intellexa plans to appeal against his conviction by a Greek court on charges of breaching personal data during a wiretapping scandal that rocked Greece in 2022, he told Reuters on Tuesday.

On February 26, a Greek court concluded that Intellexa’s Tal Dilian, a former Israeli soldier and founder of Intellexa, and three other people were guilty of the misdemeanor charges and sentenced them to eight years in prison, suspended until an appeal.

“I remained silent during the trial, but I will not be a scapegoat,” Dilian said in a statement sent to Reuters.

“I believe a conviction without evidence is not justice, it could be part of a cover-up and even a crime. I will present my case before national, regional and international institutions, including requesting the intervention of the UN Special Rapporteur on judicial independence.”

The affair, dubbed “Predatorgate” in Greece, emerged in early 2022 when a Greek investigative journalist, Thanassis Koukakis, discovered he had been wiretapped by the intelligence services (EYP) and that his phone had also been infected with the Predator spyware.

According to the Greek Authority for Communication Security and Privacy........

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