Greece asks IMF chief for more information on death threat claims

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief, Christine Lagarde, could soon be called to participate in a second judicial investigation after claiming that she received death threats when she spoke out on tax evasion in Greece. The inquiry, announced by a Supreme Court prosecutor in Athens, came days after the IMF managing director stunned Greeks by saying she had been forced to bolster her personal security after raising the subject. Speaking of the failure of some rich Greeks to pay their dues, Lagarde said last week that it was a topic best left alone because it had got her into trouble. ‘I better not say too much because, you know when I have talked about Greece and its taxes before, I got death threats and we had to increase security,’ she was quoted as saying. The former French finance minister, who was put under formal investigation for potential criminal negligence by a court in Paris last month, then asked: ‘But is the shipping industry really paying its taxes? Are others? I don't think so,’ according to theguardian.com