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Vangelis Liolios' defence in the 49 charges in the Basketgate case

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What is happening

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What the sources report

Vangelis Liolios, former EOK president who is in pretrial detention, declares himself innocent of the entire indictment in his written defence on the rigged basketball matches.[1]

The memorandum was submitted to the investigating judge and concerns 49 charges.[2]

He claims he has no involvement whatsoever in the 49 acts included in the arrest warrant.[1]

His line of defence rests on the meeting of 14 April 2026 at the EOK offices, where Dimos Stasinopoulos came to voice complaints about the refereeing of his team.[3]

Liolios speaks of an organised attempt at blackmail and professional destruction against him, which he claims began with his dispute with the owner of KAE Amarousiou.[3]

Where they differ

The newspaper Ta Nea reports that Liolios attributes the communications war against him to KAE Panathinaikos and its representatives, while Newsbomb reports that Liolios places as the starting point of the attempt to destroy him his dispute with the owner of KAE Amarousiou, Dimos Stasinopoulos.[3][4]

  1. Newsit · Basketgate: Όσα κατέθεσε ο Βαγγέλης Λιόλιος στην απολογία του – «Θέλουν να με εξοντώσουν, με εκβίασαν»Basketgate: What Vangelis Liolios stated in his defence – «They want to destroy me, they blackmailed me»
  2. Proto Thema · Τι υποστήριξε στην απολογία του ο Λιόλιος για τις 49 κατηγορίες που αντιμετωπίζει: Δεν έχω καμία εμπλοκή, προσπάθησαν να με εκβιάσουνWhat Liolios argued in his defence over the 49 charges he faces: I have no involvement, they tried to blackmail me
  3. Newsbomb · Basketgate: Ο Λιόλιος συνεχίζει να το παίζει θιγμένος -Αμφισβητεί τη δικογραφία, ψέγει τους μάρτυρεςBasketgate: Liolios keeps playing the offended party – He disputes the case file and criticises the witnesses
  4. Ta Nea · Basketgate – Βαγγέλης Λιόλιος: Σε πόλεμο συμφερόντων αποδίδει την ποινική του εμπλοκήBasketgate – Vangelis Liolios: He attributes his criminal involvement to a war of interests

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Who covers it

14 of 17 outlets rated · Content analysis by artificial intelligence, approved by an editor. The method

Outlet by outletEach circle is an outlet that covered the story, placed at its published political lean; the letters are its initials. 14 of the 17 outlets have a published lean.
Far leftFar LLeftLeftCentre-leftC-LCentreCtrCentre-rightC-RRightRightFar rightFar R
Which outlet each circle is
  • Dnews Centre-left
  • Efimerida ton Syntakton Centre-left
  • To Vima Centre
  • Newsit Centre
  • newmoney.gr Centre
  • Peloponnisos Centre
  • SKAI Centre
  • TheBest.gr Centre
  • Ta Nea Centre-right
  • Proto Thema Centre-right
  • Zougla Centre-right
  • Newsbomb Centre-right
  • INK (Offsite, Brief) Centre-right
  • CNN Greece Centre-right
  • Alpha News Cyprus not rated
  • Star not rated
  • Avgi not rated
No published lean (3)

How each side headlined it

Each outlet's first headline, by its published political lean, in Greek as published, with a machine translation (Claude) under it. The method

Centre 6
Right 6
Headlines from 3 outlets without a political rating
All articles by time (18)
TimeOutletHeadline
26 Oct, 16:31Ta NeaBasketgate: Τι αναφέρει στο υπόμνημά του ο Λιόλιος – «Ενορχηστρωμένος ο πόλεμος εναντίον μου»Basketgate: What Liolios says in his memorandum – «The war against me is orchestrated»
27 Oct, 08:43To VimaΛιόλιος: Τι υποστηρίζει στην απολογία του – Αμφισβητεί τους μάρτυρες «κλειδιά»Liolios: What he says in his defence – Challenges the key witnesses
27 Oct, 08:58Proto ThemaΤι υποστήριξε στην απολογία του ο Λιόλιος για τις 49 κατηγορίες που αντιμετωπίζει: Δεν έχω καμία εμπλοκή, προσπάθησαν να με εκβιάσουνWhat Liolios argued in his defence over the 49 charges he faces: I have no involvement, they tried to blackmail me
27 Oct, 09:01Dnews«Μου κήρυξαν πόλεμο γιατί χάλασα τα κατεστημένα» – Τι υποστηρίζει ο Λιόλιος στο υπόμνημά του για τους στημένους αγώνες«They declared war on me because I upset the established order» - What Liolios argues in his memorandum about the rigged matches
27 Oct, 09:02ZouglaΗ απολογία Λιόλιου: «Δεν έχω καμία εμπλοκή»Liolios's defence statement: «I have no involvement whatsoever»
27 Oct, 09:05Ta NeaBasketgate – Βαγγέλης Λιόλιος: Σε πόλεμο συμφερόντων αποδίδει την ποινική του εμπλοκήBasketgate – Vangelis Liolios: He attributes his criminal involvement to a war of interests
27 Oct, 09:14NewsbombBasketgate: Ο Λιόλιος συνεχίζει να το παίζει θιγμένος -Αμφισβητεί τη δικογραφία, ψέγει τους μάρτυρεςBasketgate: Liolios keeps playing the offended party – He disputes the case file and criticises the witnesses
27 Oct, 09:15NewsitBasketgate: Όσα κατέθεσε ο Βαγγέλης Λιόλιος στην απολογία του – «Θέλουν να με εξοντώσουν, με εκβίασαν»Basketgate: What Vangelis Liolios stated in his defence – «They want to destroy me, they blackmailed me»
27 Oct, 09:23newmoney.grΛιόλιος: «Αόριστο και αναπόδεικτο το κατηγορητήριο» – Τι υποστηρίζει για τις 49 κατηγορίες και τον «εκβιασμό»Liolios: «Vague and unproven indictment» – What he argues about the 49 charges and the «blackmail» Text republished from Proto Thema
27 Oct, 09:25PeloponnisosBasketgate- Λιόλιος: «Θέλουν να με εξοντώσουν, με εκβίασαν» – Τι υποστήριξε στην απολογία τουBasketgate – Liolios: «They want to destroy me, they blackmailed me» – What he argued in his defence
27 Oct, 09:27SKAIΛιόλιος: «Θέλουν την εξόντωσή μου - Δεν έχω απολύτως καμία εμπλοκή» - Τι αναφέρει στο υπόμνημαLiolios: «They want my destruction – I have absolutely no involvement» – What he states in the memorandum Text republished from Proto Thema
27 Oct, 09:37Alpha News CyprusΤι υποστηρίζει ο Βαγγέλης Λιόλιος στο υπόμνημά τουWhat Vangelis Liolios argues in his memorandum Text republished from Proto Thema
27 Oct, 09:44TheBest.grΒαγγέλης Λιόλιος: Όσα κατέθεσε στην απολογία του – «Θέλουν να με εξοντώσουν, με εκβίασαν»Vangelis Liolios: What he stated in his defence – «They want to destroy me, they blackmailed me» Text republished from Newsit
27 Oct, 09:50INK (Offsite, Brief)Basketgate - Υπόμνημα Λιόλιου: «Θέλουν την εξόντωσή μου» - Τι κατέθεσεBasketgate – Liolios memorandum: «They want my destruction» – What he stated Text republished from Newsit
27 Oct, 09:53Efimerida ton SyntaktonΣκάνδαλο στο μπάσκετ: Ο Λιόλιος αρνείται τις κατηγορίες – «Δεν έχω απολύτως καμία εμπλοκή»Sports scandal: Liolios denies the charges – «I have absolutely no involvement» Text republished from Proto Thema
27 Oct, 10:53CNN Greece«Δεν έχω καμία εμπλοκή, προσπάθησαν να με εξοντώσουν» - Τι υποστήριξε ο Λιόλιος στην απολογία του«I have no involvement, they tried to destroy me» - What Liolios argued in his defence statement
27 Oct, 10:54StarΒαγγέλης Λιόλιος: «Θέλουν να με εξοντώσουν, η αλήθεια δε φοβάται τίποτα»Vangelis Liolios: «They want to destroy me, the truth fears nothing»
27 Oct, 10:57AvgiΤο υπόμνημα Λιόλιου, οι ισχυρισμοί περί εκβιασμού και το αίτημα αποφυλάκισηςLiolios's memorandum, his claims of blackmail and the request for release from prison

When each outlet covered it

First report 26 October at 16:31, latest 27 October at 10:57. Within the first hour: 1 of 17 outlets. Each column: 1 hour.

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