New evidence has emerged about events at the medical practice on Karneadou Street in Kolonaki, where Giorgos Mazonakis collapsed on 9 September. The two doctors arrested in connection with the case are expected to testify before an investigating magistrate on Monday.
According to CNN Greece, Polytimi Leonardou, head of the Athens Medical Association inspection committee that examined the practice and compiled the relevant report, has disclosed details of the findings.
What the machine recorded
Speaking to SKAI on Saturday morning, Leonardou said she asked the doctor who allegedly recommended plasmapheresis treatment to Mazonakis to demonstrate the procedure before the committee.
“We entered the practice together with the law enforcement authorities, and I asked her to switch on the machine,” she said.
According to Leonardou, the machine’s operating records showed activity at 14:15 on 9 September. She said the demonstration indicated that the recorded timings could not be reconciled with the 42-minute period cited in relation to the procedure.
“The time this process began, based on the photographic material concerning Mr Mazonakis, was 14:14. That is what I personally saw,” she said.
The doctor reportedly maintains that the procedure had not begun and that the 42 minutes related to preparation, during which she inserted a second intravenous catheter into the singer’s arm.
No cardiac examinations performed
Leonardou also addressed the precautionary examinations carried out before patients underwent the treatment.
She said she asked the doctor whether electrocardiograms and cardiological checks were performed beforehand. According to Leonardou, the answer was no.
“I personally asked her whether they conducted electrocardiograms and cardiological checks. I opened patient files and saw that none contained such records. I asked her, ‘Do you perform electrocardiograms?’ and she shook her head to indicate ‘no’,” Leonardou said.
Equipment found concealed
Leonardou said that during an earlier inspection, the Athens Medical Association had instructed the doctors to remove a centrifuge that was reportedly operated by the practice’s internist.
She explained that the doctor was not authorised to operate the equipment.
According to her, inspectors did not find a plasmapheresis machine or related attachment during the 2025 inspection.
During the latest inspection, however, the older centrifuge was found inside a cupboard, while a newer centrifuge was discovered beneath polystyrene material.
Police recover deleted material
Further evidence has also emerged from the police investigation at the practice, according to CNN Greece.
Hellenic Police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou told SKAI that investigators believe an attempt had been made to delete and conceal evidence.
“It appears that there was an attempt to delete certain material, which police officers have recovered,” she said.
Dimoglidou added that she could not disclose the content because it constitutes important evidence in the ongoing investigation.
Four alleged contradictions in statements
CNN Greece reported that investigators have identified four main points of contradiction in statements given by the two doctors.
The first concerns the time Mazonakis arrived at the practice. Ioanna Gaka reportedly claimed that the singer arrived at 16:00, while statements from other clinic employees gave a different time.
The second concerns how long he remained in the treatment room and whether the machine was operating. The doctor reportedly claimed that Mazonakis was there only briefly because the procedure had not yet begun. The practice’s secretary, however, reportedly testified that he remained in the treatment area for at least 45 minutes.
The third concerns the doctors’ specialisations. Gaka reportedly stated that she is a gynaecologist and that Ilias Theodoropoulos is an internist. According to CNN Greece, investigators are examining issues relating to the practices’ operating licences and the services being provided.
The fourth concerns the use of a defibrillator. The doctor reportedly claimed that Theodoropoulos attempted defibrillation without success. According to testimony from the ambulance crew, however, a defibrillator was present at the practice but was not functioning.
Doctors to testify on Monday
The two doctors face a joint charge of exposure resulting in death and are expected to testify before an investigating magistrate on Monday.
Mazonakis’s funeral will also take place on Monday at the Third Cemetery of Nikaia at 13:00. Relatives, friends, colleagues and fellow artists are expected to attend.
Source: CNN Greece
