Yanis Varoufakis calls prosecution after admitting taking ecstasy 40 years ago ‘ridiculous’

Greek leftwing intellectual and former minister says his indictment is indicative of far-right turn in western politics Yanis Varoufakis, the leftwing firebrand who briefly served as Greece’s finance minister, has criticised his “ridiculous prosecution” for allegedly promoting the use of recreational drugs after his public admission that he once took an ecstasy pill almost 40 years ago. The 64-year-old, who reminisced about the experience on a podcast, was charged on Wednesday with “inciting ...

By Helena Smith in Athens