Justice Ministry
Crime
Trial for Siemens' Bribes-for-contracts Indefinitely Postponed Due to Documents Not Translated
There are dozens of individuals under suspect of participating in the Siemens bribes-for-contracts scandal.
The trial has been indefinitely postponed due to missing translations of case-related documents into the German and French languages, after defendants' lawyers pointed out that according...
Crime
Greek Justice Min: No Statute of Limitations on Lagarde List
Greek Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos said that the statute of limitations will not apply on the list of suspected tax evaders who have accounts in foreign banks.
"The statute of limitations will not apply on the Lagarde List. There is...
Greece
Greek Gov't Considers Merging Justice and Citizens' Protection Ministries
The Greek government is considering a merger between the Citizens’ Protection Ministry and the Justice Ministry in order to avoid instances where civil rights and public order conflict with each other.
The issue came up after a group of anarchists...
Crime
Greek PM to Meet with Parents of Hunger Striker
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will meet on Monday with the parents of convicted bank robber Nikos Romanos who is on hunger strike over the court's denial to grant him educational prison leave.
The 21-year-old man is hospitalized at Gennimatas...
Economy
ENFIA Amendment in Parliament, Foreclosures Protection Extended
The amendment for the payment extension of the first installment of the unified property tax (ENFIA) was tabled in Greek Parliament on Thursday along with the bill for aquaculture, which is currently being discussed.
The amendment provides that ENFIA payments are...
Crime
Guards Say Security Lax At Athens Prison
An official representing guards at Athens' maximum security Kordyallos prison has admitted they don't always watch closed circuit cameras on the site to check on possible escapes after a newspaper printed images showing an inmate climbing out of a...