Under his direction, a signal effort began in the area of telephone modernization, and when it was recognized by his rivals[4] even while they pointed out a certain concern for the reputation of the organization, they were considerably pleased by the reasoning behind the work being done.
[1] The display of force was viewed at the time as a publicity stunt designed to intimidate journalists[6] He maintained a public friendship with the prime minister Andreas Papandreou, had a slight connection to well-known billionaire Sokratis Kokkalis,[5] and with the reporters Nikos Kakaounakis (editor of the newspaper To Kalami) and Makis Kouris (editor of the Avriani).
On the first charge he was acquitted, and on the second he did not arrive in court because the parliament dismissed the prosecution after the acquittal of Andreas Papandreou in the Koskotas affair and the dramatic change in the political climate in January 1992.
[2] For all that, he remained active in the affairs of PASOK, especially in view of the succession of Andreas Papandreou in late 1995, where he supported Gerasimos Arsenis.
[1] His funeral was attended by then-Speaker of the Parliament of Greece Apostolos Kaklamanis; then-Minister of Public Order Sifis Valirakis; then-Director of the Greek National Intelligence Service, Admiral Leonidas Vasilikopoulos; PASOK parliamentarians and party members, and Sokratis Kokkalis.