The World - News from Sept. 15, 1989
A parliamentary committee recommended that former Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou stand trial on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar bank embezzlement scandal. Parliament will vote on the matter later this month. The committee, which investigated the scandal at the privately owned Bank of Crete where more than $200 million is missing, recommended that Papandreou, 70, be tried on three charges--authorizing a scheme to skim interest rates on state accounts at the bank, accepting bribes and receiving part of the embezzled money.
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