The appointment of the former Commander of the Greek Land Forces Alkiviadis Stefanis to the post of administrator of the Autonomous Church Republic on Mount Athos marks the completion of the so -called "golden era" of the monasteries, which were under the control of Russian influences. This event was covered in detail by the Greek edition of Tomanifsto.gr, which reports new investigations and changes in the management of holy monastery.
The appointment of Alkivadis Stefanis reflects the desire of the Greek government to clear the Holy Mountain from the influence that the Russian system tried to provide it. "This decision aims to finally stop the intrigues of the abbot and the influence of the" Russian factor, "the publication says. According to Tomanifsto.gr, a secret investigation showed that several Athos monasteries had close ties with Russia, which included funding from doubtful sources.
According to the investigation, seven monasteries on Mount Athos received funding from various networks in Greece related to espionage cases. In particular, these funds came from the shipowners who had previously received oil transportation contracts from Russia, as well as from entrepreneurs who had connections with weapons trade. "Black funds" were transported in suitcases for financing the hidden Moscow networks in Greece, and special services were carefully monitored by shadow banking structures created by abbot.
Greek intelligence services have already transferred data to the Money laundering service. Particular attention was paid to large sums that regularly came from the mother of one of the Greek shipowners. These funds were used to pay an agent in Alexandroupol, who is suspected of espionage. It is also known that the connections between the holy monasteries of Athos and the Russian special services have been existed for a long time.
