Greek police say they have recovered digital data that appears to have been deliberately deleted from a private clinic in Kolonaki, the central Athens district where singer Giorgos Mazonakis died, as the criminal investigation into two doctors moves into a new phase.
The data was retrieved by the Hellenic Police Directorate of Forensic Investigations and is described as particularly important to the case, though its content has not yet been made public.
Speaking on Saturday morning on the SKAI television programme "Kalimera", police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou confirmed that officers had found signs that data had been deleted and had since managed to recover it. She said the material was very important for the course of the investigation but declined to give further details, citing the confidentiality of the inquiry. She also referred to attempts to conceal evidence and stressed how important it had been that police mobilised quickly once the singer's death became known.
Clinic raid and recovered evidence
Police units went to the hospital, to Mazonakis's home and to the private clinic on Karneadou Street in Kolonaki, an upmarket Athens neighbourhood known for its clinics, boutiques and embassies. The presence of officers from the Directorate of Forensic Investigations is considered to have been decisive, allowing digital and other evidence to be examined on the spot and the prosecutor in charge to be briefed immediately.
Officers left the clinic carrying four large folders and a bag of documents and evidence, which were taken to Hellenic Police laboratories for detailed analysis. According to available information, the investigation was also extended to the homes of the two doctors involved.
Conflicting accounts widen the inquiry
Discrepancies between the doctors' initial statements and evidence collected independently by police around the clinic have played a key role in widening the investigation.
The most significant contradiction concerns the time Mazonakis arrived at the clinic. The doctors reportedly said he arrived at 4pm, but the testimony of the taxi driver who took him there and other findings indicate he arrived at around 1:55pm. Investigators are now examining what happened in the time before the National Centre for Emergency Care, EKAV, was called and the singer was taken to hospital.
Authorities are also looking into how long a plasmapheresis machine, a device used to filter plasma from the blood, was in operation, after its recorded history reportedly showed a run time of 42 minutes. Investigators are additionally examining conflicting testimony over whether a defibrillator was used, the condition of the premises after the incident, and whether the necessary cardiac screening was carried out before the procedure began.
Dimoglidou said these contradictions had helped police realise early on that the account they were being given did not match what had actually happened. The content of the recovered data may now prove decisive in reconstructing the timeline of events and determining responsibility.
Medical association calls for closure and fines
Findings from the relevant committee of the Athens Medical Association, known as ISA, are described as particularly damaging for the doctors. According to the published report, the association is recommending the permanent closure of the private clinic and a fine of 73,367.57 euros for the female doctor involved.
For her husband, the second doctor implicated, ISA is recommending a six-month suspension of the operating licence for his pathology clinic and a fine of 14,673.51 euros. That second sanction is linked to the presence of equipment that, according to the report, a pathology clinic is not permitted to hold, specifically a high-tech rapid centrifuge.
ISA's board voted unanimously to open an ex officio disciplinary review against both doctors. It is also launching an administrative process to consider recommending to the Panhellenic Medical Association that their licences to practise be suspended. The doctors have been asked to submit their views in writing within five days. ISA has also decided to join the criminal proceedings in support of the prosecution.
Doctors to appear in court as funeral set for Monday
ISA president Giorgos Patoulis told the broadcaster ERTnews that plasmapheresis machines may only be used in public or private hospitals, not in ordinary clinics. He said the Karneadou Street clinic had been licensed as a pathology practice in 2024, and that an inspection in the summer of 2025, prompted by an anonymous complaint about "alternative therapies", had found a centrifuge in an auxiliary room.
The two doctors face a felony charge of exposure resulting in death as co-perpetrators and are expected to be questioned on Monday. The funeral of Giorgos Mazonakis is due to take place the same day at 1pm at the Third Cemetery of Nikaia.
