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Vaso Tsarouha: Man identified in social media defamation case
The Greek Cybercrime Division has identified a man suspected of managing social media accounts used to post defamatory content and personal data regarding international basketball referee Vaso Tsarouha.
The investigation was launched following a complaint regarding posts made across three different user accounts. According to authorities, the content was defamatory and included the unauthorized disclosure of Tsarouha's personal information.
Following the complaint, the Athens Court of First Instance ordered an urgent preliminary investigation. To identify the users, the Hellenic Police conducted a digital investigation that included correspondence with social media platforms and a telecommunications service provider.
Through the analysis of electronic traces, police identified the man as the administrator of two of the three accounts involved. A formal case has been filed against him for online defamation and violation of personal data, and the matter has been referred to the competent prosecutorial authorities.
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Athens Court of First Instance · Cybercrime Division · Hellenic Police · Vaso Tsarouha
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- [● 2 SOURCES] Authorities conducted a digital investigation involving correspondence with social media companies and a telecommunications provider. allaboutaris.gr · www.metrosport.gr
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Cybercrime Division identified a man managing social media accounts used to target basketball referee Vaso Tsarouha. allaboutaris.gr · www.madata.gr · www.metrosport.gr
- [● 3 SOURCES] The posts contained defamatory content and included the disclosure of Tsarouha's personal data. allaboutaris.gr · www.madata.gr · www.metrosport.gr
- [● 3 SOURCES] The Athens Court of First Instance ordered an urgent preliminary investigation into the matter. allaboutaris.gr · www.madata.gr · www.metrosport.gr
- [● 3 SOURCES] A case has been filed against the man for violation of personal data and online defamation. allaboutaris.gr · www.madata.gr · www.metrosport.gr
- [● 2 SOURCES] The identified man was the administrator of two out of the three social media accounts used for the posts. allaboutaris.gr · www.metrosport.gr