A lawyer for Christakis Giovani disagrees. He is a former MP. The lawyer said the police story is not the same. The prosecution changed the charges. This is not fair.
The trial is about a special program. Rich people got passports. They paid money for them. Police started looking in 2020.
A man named Nikolay Gornovskiy got a passport. He worked for a big Russian company. Gornovskiy got a passport for buying property. The prosecution says Giovani helped him. They say he used his power.
The defence lawyer is Giorgos Papaioannou. He said the court case is different. The police looked at living rules. The prosecution added money rules. This was wrong.
Another lawyer, Andreas Pittadjis, had charges gone. He helped Gornovskiy and Giovani. The defence says Pittadjis was the main person. Giovani only listened to him.
The defence also said some people did not speak. Pittadjis was removed from charges. Gornovskiy was not questioned. The defence thinks Giovani is blamed too much.