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Greek Prosecutor Calls for Investigation into Organized Arson Plot

The prosecutor of Greece's Supreme Court, called for an investigation into a possible organized arson plot after fires ravaged the nation.

Caroline Crouch Murder: Prosecutor to Decide Custody of Baby Lydia

Questions surrounding who will get custody of Caroline Crouch's baby, named Lydia, have been top of the agenda for prosecutors.

Greek Prosecutor Calls for Force-Feeding of Convicted Terrorist Koufontinas

A Greek prosecutor called for convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas to be forced-fed as he entered the 47th day of a hunger strike.

Greek Prosecutor Recommends Suspended Sentence for Golden Dawn Leaders

The Greek prosecutor in the trial of the criminal organization Golden Dawn proposed that the jail sentences of up to 13 years imposed on its leaders last week should be suspended. Only Giorgos Roupakias, sentenced to life for the murder...

Greek Prosecutor Proposes 13-Year Jail Terms for Golden Dawn Leaders

The prosecutor of the Athens Appeals Court in the case of the Golden Dawn party on Tuesday proposed 13-year jail terms for the leadership of the neo-Nazi organization, including its leader Nikos Michaloliakos. Prosecutor Adamantia Economou also proposed life imprisonment...

Greece's Supreme Court Prosecutor Urges Harsher Punishment for Anti-Maskers

Vassilis Pliotas, one of the prosecutors on Greece's Supreme Court, argued Tuesday that all those who refuse to follow mandatory mask orders should be immediately arrested. He argued to his fellow prosecutors that those who spread skepticism about the deadly...

Greek Prosecutor Orders Probe into Alleged Police Brutality (video)

The chief prosecutor of Athens' district courts on Thursday ordered an emergency preliminary investigation over reports of police violence during operations to evacuate squats in the district of Koukaki. In an operation on Wednesday morning, Dimitris Indares, a Greek filmmaker,...

Supreme Court Prosecutor Appeals Rejection of N17 Terrorist's Furlough Request

Supreme Court Prosecutor Xenia Dimitriou on Friday appealed a judicial council decision not to grant a new furlough to November 17 terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas, who is serving 11 life sentences for a series of murders without expressing remorse. A Supreme...

Prosecutors Send ''Novartis'' Case to Greek Parliament

Greek prosecutors sent the file of the ''Novartis case'' to the Greek Parliament on Monday. The investigation conducted by prosecutors into an alleged bribery scandal involving the Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis and senior Greek politicians is now completed. The public prosecution...

Greek Prosecutor Files Charges Against Officials in Deadly Mandra Flood

The Athens prosecutor's office filed on Tuesday four misdemeanor charges against nine individuals for the deadly flash flood in Mandra, western Attica, in November 2017, which claimed the lives of 25 people. Attica Governor Rena Dourou was among the officials...

Greek Prosecutor Probes Allegations of Threats Over Prespa

A Greek prosecutor on Saturday ordered an investigation into allegations that lawmakers from the Independent Greeks party (ANEL) received threats telling them not to vote for the ratification of the Prespa agreement. Two news websites alleged that a prominent member...

Prosecutor Orders Retrial for Killers of Texas Man in Greece

A public prosecutor on Monday ordered the retrial of seven men convicted of murder in the fatal beating of Texan tourist Bakari Henderson on Zakynthos island. The six men who participated in the brutal attack death of the 22-year-old were...

Prosecutor Rejects Appeal of Terrorist Savvas Xeros

On Sunday, Appeals Prosecutor Odysseas Tsorbatzoglu rejected an appeal from the November 17th terrorist Savvas Xeros for his early release from prison on the grounds of his ill health. According to a Real News report, the Appeals Prosecutor denied the appeal...

Prosecutor Orders Probe Following Kotzias Lawsuit

Supreme Court Prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou has ordered an investigation following a lawsuit filed by former foreign minister Nikos Kotzias for defamation and dissemination of false news against him. Kotzias resigned last month after a rift with Defense Minister Panos Kammenos...

Prosecutor Subpoenas 10 Suspects in Folli Follie Scandal

Ten individuals were summoned on Monday by a Greek prosecutor who is investigating the Folli Follie scandal. As reported by Greek daily Kathimerini, the suspects were called to testify, and are facing charges of fraud and money laundering. Following the prosecutor's...