41. He was extradited to Britain from the Irish Republic to face explosives charges. 42. He will be extradited from the U.S. to Canada to face criminal charges there. 43. The former head of ITCO and four other Finance Ministry and customs officials also faced charges. 44. Former Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas faced related charges, as did former Finance Minister Dimitris Tsovolas and former Public Order Minister Giorgos Petsos. 45. They had never faced charges and their detention had become increasingly the focus of international criticism. 46. Former Finance Minister Dimitris Tsovolas and former Public Order Minister Georgios Petsos faced related charges. 47. Koskotas, the main prosecution witness, was fighting extradition from the United States to Greece, where he himself faced charges. 48. A former Public Works Minister, Roch LaSalle, remained to face the charges. 49. The German government reiterated its insistence that Honecker should return to Germany and face charges relating to his period in office. 50. Five other FIS officials were to face charges at the trial, one of them in his absence, for threatening the functioning of the national economy. |
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