Former Minister, Tscohatzopoulos, and his daughter Areti are already being held in Korydallos prison.

Friday morning Viki Stamatis had issued a request for exemption that was rejected. She had come to the courts to give explanations for the accusations associating her with the offshore firms her husband is supposed to have used to launder payments for arms purchases.

Meanwhile, as Ms. Viki Stamatis has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights her lawyer stated.

Ten people who have been associated in the money-laundering that prosecutors believe was used by Tsochatzopoulos to conerr up millions of euros in kickbacks from defense procurement deals are to face an investigating magistrate. They include associates and relatives, according to Kathimerini.