The prosecutorial investigation is expected to focus on inspections carried out at the clinic, as well as on the actions taken by the competent authorities.
Particular attention is being paid to reports that the doctor had been advertising plasmapheresis treatments as early as 2023, including through participation in conferences at the invitation of the Medical Association.
In their defence, the doctors claimed that the two plasmapheresis machines seized by the authorities were entirely legal. They said they had purchase invoices for the machines and that these had been declared to the Athens Medical Association in 2025 and 2026, accompanied by relevant photographs.
The prosecutor’s order also calls for an examination of the ISA’s actions, as well as those of any other competent public body, over a five-year period in relation to inspections of medical practices, centres and clinics advertising or providing similar treatments.
The investigation will examine, among other things, whether the required oversight mechanisms operated in a timely and effective manner, and whether there were any indications or complaints that should have prompted earlier intervention by the competent authorities.
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