Greek aide shields PM in furore over investigation of far-right


ATHENS (Reuters) - With Greece in political uproar, a former top aide to the prime minister tried to shield him on Thursday from a scandal over the prosecution of far-right political opponents.

The official, Takis Baltakos, resigned on Wednesday over the furore caused by a video, leaked online, in which he talks to a senior member of the far-right Golden Dawn party and discusses a criminal investigation of its members.

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