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The Greek foreign ministry, which provided the Cycle of Patmos with
euro1.2 million of the euro1.6 million cost of a 2006 cruise down the Amazon, was among the main donors. A foreign ministry official said the ministry is fully cooperating with the judiciary and providing all available information to help the investigation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity, because he wasn't authorized to comment on the case. While the investigation concerns the Cycle of Patmos NGO, the conference websites list the London-based Religion, Science and the Environment group as organizers. The RSE site refers to an Athens office with the same address, phone and fax numbers used by the Patmos Cycle. Conference sponsors listed on the RSE site are mostly Greek entities -- among which many state corporations
-- and include Greece's foreign, culture and finance ministries. The RSE could not be reached for comment late Friday. A prosecutor heading the investigation recommended that further judicial action be taken to seize property owned by the suspects if they are convicted.
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