Makarios Drousiotis appeals for public help: ‘I’ve fought many battles… this is the hardest’

Investigative journalist Makarios Drousiotis has issued a dramatic appeal for financial help from the public to fund a major legal battle, saying he is now facing a second criminal investigation, this time over possible violation of personal data linked to his book “Mafia State,” in addition to 80 charges he already faces in the “Sandy” case.

“This is a frame-up, a conspiracy of cover-up and retaliation for ‘Mafia State,'” Drousiotis said following the new prosecution....