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Convicted Former Minister Tsochatzopoulos to Return to Prison

Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos will have to return to jail, according to a court decision published on Monday. The former Minister of consecutive PASOK governments, who was granted early release from prison in 2017, will have to return as...

Vicky Stamati, Spouse of Former Defence Min. Tsochatzopoulos, Leaves Jail

Vicky Stamati, spouse of former defence minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos who is in jail for bribery and money laundering over armaments contracts, was released on Monday from the Eleonas jail near Thebes, where she was serving an eight-year-sentence for money...

Greek State Seizes All Properties of Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos

The Five-Member Court of Cassation, has decided on the confiscation of all properties and bank accounts of former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, and 12 others involved in armament kickbacks. The court has also ordered a compensation of 1,570,000 euros in...

Disgraced Former Minister Tsochatzopoulos Now Supports Syriza

In his first major TV interview since he was released from jail former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos came out in support for SYRIZA. Tsochatzopoulos a former prominent cabinet member in the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) governments was charged of receiving...

Former Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos Released from Prison

Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was released from prison on Thursday afternoon on account of ill health. "My torture is over," Tsochatzopoulos told reporters upon his release. He accused former PASOK prime ministers Costas Simitis and George Papandreou for his...

Ex-Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos' Prison Release Delayed

Former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, convicted to 20 years in prison for money laundering in 2013, will be held in prison just a few more days after raising 200,000-euros in bailout money ordered by an Athens appeals court.  His...

Ex-Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos Raises €200,000 Bail for Early Release From Prison

On Wednesday ex-defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos' request for his bail to be lowered for his early release from prison was denied, however, the 77-year-old was able to raise the 200,000 euros needed to obtain bail. Sources have told the Greek...

Convicted Former Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos Returns to Prison After Failing to Make Bail

Former minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos who was out of prison for surgery is forced to return after failing to raise 200,000 euros to pay for his bail. Tsochatzopoulos is expected to be taken back to the Korydallos Prison hospital after about a...

Former Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos Released From Prison Due to Ill Health

A Greek court on Wednesday ruled that former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos should be released from prison on account of ill health. The 77-year-old former politician was serving a 20-year sentence for money laundering in 2013. His health deteriorated during...

Court Rejects Tsochatzopoulos' Early Release Request

The five-member Court of Appeal for Felonies on Thursday unanimously rejected a request for early release filed by Greek former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who has been imprisoned for bribery charges related to a submarine programme. The request was tabled...

Imprisoned Former Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos' Wife Arrested After Escape From Psychiatric Hospital

Vicky Stamatis, the wife of imprisoned former PASOK MP and Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, was arrested almost an hour ago at Panagitsa church located in the area of Haidari, a western suburb of Athens. According to her lawyer Fragiskos...

Tsochatzopoulos' Wife Vicky Stamatis Escapes from Psychiatric Hospital

Guards at Athens' psychiatric institution "Dromokaiteion," realized early Thursday morning that Vicky Stamatis, wife of also jailed former Greek Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, had escaped from the premises. The room where she was held was found empty and signs that the window latch was...

Prosecutor Requests Summoning Former Greek PM Simitis and Other Senior Officials in Tsochatzopoulos' Appeal

The Greek prosecutor handling former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos' appeal has requested to summon the members of the Government Council of Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) during his tenure. The prosecutor requested that the court summons former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, former...

Re-Trial of Former Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos Begins Today

Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos is expected to be transferred today from Korydallos Prison to the Athens Appeals Court to attend the second-degree proceeding of his trial. Tsochatzopoulos is imprisoned for receiving millions of euros in kickbacks from Greek...

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...