KYSEA
Crime
Tsochatzopoulos Blames PASOK, Papandreou
Former Greek defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, on trial for money-laundering and corruption charges, said that the charges against him came from “political and judicial centers of power” that are based on “desires from above” - and pointed the finger...
Greece
No Break In Tsochatzopoulos Trial
The Felony Appeal Court has rejected a request from former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos for a summer break in his ongoing trial on money laundering and corruption charges. He has been held in detention since April fo 2012.
His...
Crime
Simitis Won't Appear In Tsochatzopoulos Case
The Athens Appeals Court hearing the trial of former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos for money laundering has rejected his request for the former members of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA), including ex-Prime Minister Costas Simitis,...
Economy
Greek Former Defense Minister Sits in Same Prison Cell as Monk Ephraim
ATHENS – Former Defense Minister and a founding member of the PASOK Socialist party Akis Tsochatzopoulos - who has been charged in connection with a money laundering scheme prosecutors said he used to hide millions of euros in secret...
Greece
Sweeping Changes in Armed Forces Leadership
The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence (KYSEA) convened under the chairmanship of Prime Minister George Papandreou on Tuesday and, following a proposal by Defence Minister Panos Beglitis, decided on sweeping changes in the armed forces' leadership.
According to...