A magazine publisher has been acquitted of charges that he breached privacy laws by printing a list allegedly naming Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland.

A magazine publisher has gone on trial in Athens for printing an alleged list of Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland – a topic of fierce political debate in the debt-crippled country.

A Greek publisher has appeared in court following publication in his magazine of a list of the names of more than 2,000 Greek residents with Swiss bank accounts, a case that has caused political controversy in the crisis-hit country.