Stavros Kontonis

There is no question of making any changes to the existing legislation in regards to cases of self-defense when a citizen is threatened by an intruder in his home, Greece's Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis said on Monday. The minister spoke...

"Since the defeated coup, Greece has been a safe haven for criminals from our country,” Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul said on Saturday, according to Anadolu Agency. The Turkish minister criticized a Greek court order releasing one of eight fugitive...

Metropolitan of Kalavryta and Aigialeia Amvrosios launched a new attack against Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis after the appeal against the court decision that found Amvrosios not guilty of hate speech. The Metropolitan was recently acquitted after a 2015 suit against...

A Turkish delegation in Athens on Tuesday repeated demands for the extradition of the eight former Turkish servicemen suspected of taking part in the country's 2016 coup attempt. Deputy Justice Minister Bilal Ucar reiterated Ankara’s call for the men to...

The possibility that the eight Turkish soldiers who sought asylum in Greece would be tried in Greece was brought up on Thursday by Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis. Kontonis spoke at a press conference and responding to a reporter's question he...

Greece's supreme court cleared the way on Wednesday for the extradition to the United States of a Russian man, also wanted in Moscow, suspected of having laundered billions of dollars in the digital currency bitcoin. A final decision on where...

In a state governed by the rule of law, every person and especially those in a position to make decisions - whether a politician or a judge - has to be subject to controls of his or her income...

All residences valued at 300,000 euros or less will be exempt from foreclosure auctions using the new electronic platform, according to an agreement reached by Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis and Greek banks on Wednesday. The exemption will apply for...

Greek MPs are engaged in two days of debate on the legal recognition of gender identity. If; as expected, the majority vote in favour of the new bill, Greeks will have the right to decide their own gender identity...

Estonian minister of Justice Urmas Reinsalu, as promised, responded in writing to Greek Justice minister Stavros Kontonis' reasoning for refusing to attend a Tullinn conference on crimes committed by communist regimes. Reinsalu expressed regret in Greek Justice minister Stavros Kontonis'...