In an interview which the above-mentioned journalist (the fifth defendant) conducted with Jannis Sakellariou (the sixth defendant) and which appeared in the 18 March 2001 issue of the magazine, Jannis Sakellariou answered a question about the future of Greco-Turkish relations by saying that the consequences were likely to be serious if ‘a neighbourhood Mussolini such as Mr Papathemelis practises foreign policy’.
Intervijā, ko vadīja iepriekš minētā žurnāliste (piektā tiesājamā) un ko publicēja 2001. gada 18. marta žurnāla izdevumā, Jannis Sakellariou , atbildot uz jautājumu par Grieķijas un Turcijas attiecību nākotni, teica, ka, ja „vietējais Musolīni S. Papathemelis nodarbojas ar ārpolitiku”, sekas var būt nopietnas.