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Athens Appeal Court Rejects Extradition Request by Italian Authorities

The Chamber of the Athens Appeal Court has ruled against extradition proceedings of five students that took part in a protest against EXPO 2015 last spring in Milan. The request for extradition proceedings had been filed by Italian authorities who have charged the...

Tsochatzopoulos Sentence Reduced by Appeal Court

Greece's court of appeal has handed down a reduced sentence to former government minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos for false declaration of wealth regarding a property on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street in downtown Athens. Tsochatzopoulos, in jail for the crime since his April 2013 conviction, received a revised five-and-a-half...

Golden Dawn Trial's Sentencing Phase Continues in Criminal Appeals Court

The trial of the Golden Dawn organization resumed on Thursday, with the judges hearing arguments on whether or not the sentences already handed down to the organizations' members should be suspended. The sentencing phase  of the trial convened in the...

Greek Business Association Appeals Smoking Law at Supreme Court

PASKEDI, Greece's Association of Facilities and Consumers in Catering recently decided to appeal the latest smoking-ban law which has been enforced throughout the country since November of 2019. The PASKEDI association filed a petition before Greece's Council of State, the...

Turkey's FM Cavusoglu Does Not Rule Out Greek-Turkish Joint Appeal to International Court of Justice

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu did not rule out the possibility of a future joint appeal of Greece and Turkey to the International Court of Justice of the Hague, in order to solve their maritime disagreements in the region...

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...

Greek Court Rejects ''Mr. Bitcoin's'' Appeal for Release

The misdemeanors court of Piraeus has rejected an appeal for release from detention on behalf of the Russian national Alexander Vinnik, also known by his nickname ''Mr. Bitcoin.'' Vinnik is currently the target of several international arrest warrants for the crime...

Greek Court Strikes Out Government Appeal Against Turkish Soldier's Asylum

A Greek government appeal against a independent committee decision to grant asylum to a Turkish soldier in Greece has been dismissed. Athens Administrative Appeals Court on Monday turned down the appeal from the Migration Policy Ministry. The former Turkish soldier will...

Turkish Court Rejects New Appeal for Greek Soldiers' Release

  A Turkish court has rejected for a third time the appeal launched by the defense team of the two Greek soldiers held in Edirne for their release on bail. According to Turkish media, the judge rejected the appeal claiming that...

Siemens Kickback Case Reemerges in Greek Appeals Court

A former Greek minister should be found guilty of money laundering, a court heard on Monday. Tasos Mandelis, a former socialist transport minister, was found guilty of money laundering in the Siemens kickbacks case, and was handed an eight-year suspended sentence in...

Domestic Group Assumes Responsibility for Appeals Court Bombing

Domestic left-wing terrorist group "Popular Fighters Group", has assumed responsibility on Wednesday for last Friday's bombing of the Athens Court of Appeal, and the shooting of a court guard. In a posting on the anti-establishment site Indymedia, the group said...

Bomb Explodes Outside Appeals Court in Athens

A makeshift bomb exploded outside an appeals court in Athens early on Friday causing damage, police officials said. There were no reports of injuries. Two Greek media organizations received warning calls before the explosion at 0250, one police official said. The individual...

Amnesty International: Greek Court's Rejection of Asylum Appeals Sets Bad Precedent

Two Syrian refugees are at risk of being forcibly returned to Turkey after Greece’s highest administrative court rejected their final appeals against earlier rulings declaring their asylum claims inadmissible. This could set a dangerous precedent for future returns of...

Supreme Court Deputy Prosecutor Appeals Against Indictment of HRADF Experts

A Supreme Court deputy prosecutor on Thursday lodged an appeal against an indictment targeting three board members of Greece's privatization agency (HRADF) and six members of the Council of Experts. The indictment concerns their recommendations for the sale and...

Dejan Vucovic's Appeal to FYROM's Extradition Request to Be Discussed By Greece's Supreme Court

The extradition request from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) of Dejan Vucovic will be discussed in Greece's supreme court on Wednesday. Vucovic is seeking asylum in Greece saying he fears for his life if he returns to his...