Akis Tsohatzopoulos
Crime
Former Minister Tsohatzopoulos Back in Jail After Guilty Verdict
A Greek criminal appeals court handed down a unanimous guilty verdict for Greece's former Defence Minister, Akis Tsohatzopoulos, and 15 other defendants accused of arranging illegal kickbacks for the purchase of the TOR-M1 missile system and Greek Navy submarines by the...
Greece
Missing Passport Delays Former Minister’s Release From Prison
Former defense minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos stayed in prison one more day on Tuesday as his lawyers searched for their client’s old passport, which has to be submitted to the authorities before he is released, sources from his environment said...
Greece
Athens Court Refuses to Lower Bail for Tsohatzopoulos
An Athens criminal appeals court on Wednesday refused to lower the amount of bail that jailed former minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos must pay for his release from prison on compassionate grounds. A majority of the panel of five judges voted...
Greece
Criminal Appeals Court Rejects Tsohatzopoulos Request for Release From Jail
A five-member Criminal Appeals Court on Wednesday again rejected a request filed by jailed former Greek minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos for his release from prison. This is the fourth time that a petition requesting Tsohatzopoulos' release and a suspension of...
Crime
Former Greek Defense Ministry Official to Be Released From Custody After Remand Period Expires
Former Greek Defense Ministry official Antonis Kantas, who has admitted to accepting bribes while serving as deputy head of the Ministry's armed forces procurements department, is to be released from custody because the 18-month maximum period for holding a...
Cyprus
Cyprus' Former Interior Minister and 4 others Guilty of Money Laundering and Unlawful Payments
An Athens court has found former Cyprus` Interior Minister Dinos Michaelides, his son Michalis and three others guilty of receiving kickbacks.
The Cyprus News Agency reports that the defendants were also found guilty of money laundering in relation to the...
Greece
Greek Defense Minister: Armament Procurement Files Will be Reopened
Greek National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said on Monday he wants to reopen all cases dealing with armament procurements, recent and old, and would seek to bring people who cheated the Greek state of millions of euros to justice.
In...
Cyprus
Former Cypriot Minister on Trial in Greece
Former Cypriot Minister Dinos Michaelides, his son Michalis and Syrian arms dealer Fouad al-Zayad, involved in the German arms bribery scandal, went on trial in Greece, accused for bribery and money laundering.
According to "Cyprus Mail", the Former Minister’s defense team...
Cyprus
Former Cypriot Minister Trial Postponed Again
The trial of former Interior Minister of Cyprus Dinos Michaelides and his son Michalis in Greece was postponed yesterday for the third time in two months. The next hearing will be held on July 10.
The trial was postponed as the defence lawyers protested that their...
Greece
Blast Outside former Greek Defense Ministry Official
A minor explosive device went off on Wednesday evening outside the northern Athens suburb residence of a former Defense Ministry official who has been convicted for a major corruption scandal, police said.
The blast caused small material damage, but no...