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Greek Justice Minister Urges to Start Postponed Siemens Cash-for-contracts Trial, While Top Judge Orders Investigation of Delay

According to a press release, Greek Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos is urging the courts to push ahead with the trial of Siemens cash-for-contracts trial case which has been indefinitely postponed. Paraskevopoulos is expected to meet with Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni...

Supreme Court Prosecutor Koutzamani: Independence, Prestige of Justice System Under Attack

On Thursday Surpeme Court prosecutor, Efterpi Koutzamani underscored that there are opposing factors to the best interest of the country's justice system. According to ekathimerini.com, the outspoken prosecutor relayed her concerns last Thursday in a written statement on her last day of...

Allegations Against Supreme Court Judge Bring Investigations

Supreme Court Deputy Public Prosecutor Efstathia Spyropoulou under secrecy is conducting a preliminary investigation into the complaint filed by president of MIG financial group Andreas Vgenopoulos against Supreme Court President Vassiliki Thanou. The investigation started a few hours after a...

Turkish Authorities Seeking to Sue Greek Air Force Pilot for Downing Turkish F-16 in 1996

An Ankara prosecutor on Tuesday sent a letter to Greece's Supreme Court Prosecutor asking for judicial assistance in bringing a compensation suit against a Hellenic Air Force pilot for felling a Turkish fighter jet. According to Turkish authorities, the...

Greece's Supreme Court Orders Extradition of Two Former Greek Bankers to Cyprus

Areios Pagos, Greece's Supreme Court, ordered on Friday, the extradition of two former Greek bankers, Efthymios Bouloutas and Markos Foros, to Cyprus who were sought after when they failed to appear before a Cypriot court. The Greek judicial authorities had decided...

Greek Supreme Court Reportedly In Favor of Extraditing Syrian Citizen to the United States

The vice prosecutor of Areios Pagos, one of Greece's Supreme Courts, supported on Tuesday the extradition of a Syrian citizen to the United States to stand trial there, the citizen is currently being held in Greece. The Syrian is being accused...

Widow of Greek Pensioner Beats Lehman Brothers in Supreme Court

  The widow of a Greek pensioner beat Lehman Brothers in Greece's Supreme Court by forcing the now defunct finance firm to return the whole amount of her investment. The Supreme Court held that the bank took advantage of the woman's inexperience...

Greek Parliament to Decide if Former Parliament VP Will Lose Immunity

Greece's Supreme Court decided on Monday to transfer a request to the Greek Parliament for stripping former Greek Parliament Vice President Alexis Mitropoulos' parliamentary immunity so that he can be formally charged with tax evasion. The request had been previously sent to...

The Judge Who Could be Greece's First Female Prime Minister

As scenarios of snap elections abound, Greece's Constitution requires that the current government resigns and a transitional Prime Minister is appointed. According to the law, that person should be the Supreme Court President. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has not decided yet...

Supreme Court Brings Lawsuits Against Varoufakis to Greek Parliament

Greece's Supreme Court forwarded two lawsuits filed by Greek citizens against Yanis Varoufakis to parliament, which must now decide whether the former Minister's immunity should be lifted so tha he can stand trial. The lawsuits were filed by Stylida Mayor and "Teleia" party...