According to reports, Greece's independent authority against money laundering has reportedly frozen all assets owned by the pair in the country, while conveying to Swiss authorities a request that banks accounts they maintain in that country also be frozen
Observers who have closely followed political and judicial developments in recent years note that while the Tempi tragedy and its judicial handling have further shaken public confidence, they merely added to a longstanding sense of frustration among citizens
Latest judicial reform, accompanied by a specific online platform, aims to dramatically cut 'red tape', free up judges and court staff; notaries to publish wills
The pair is being tried for allegations, made in testimony before anti-corruption prosecutors, that 10 politicians received kickbacks by Novartis’ subsidiary in Greece
Judge Frank Caprio, the Rhode Island jurist known worldwide for his compassion and globally viral courtroom show 'Caught in Providence,' has died at 88.
The former political leaders and top lawmaker was arrested at the Athens airport this past week on an international arrest warrant issued by his home country, where authorities accuse him of embezzlement reaching one billion USD
Earlier in the week Petros Filippidis’ 2 felony convictions for attempted rape were upheld by an Athens appellate court
The development comes in the wake of revelations regarding an explosive case involving the alleged murder of at least five infants and toddlers, dating back to 2013, by a local woman
The ruling by the court, which considers salary and benefit issues affecting judges and prosecutors, may point to a similar fate for similar legal challenges by public sector unions
The period under scrutiny is between 2017 and 2020, and focuses on subsidies doled out to beneficiaries claiming pastureland that either did not belong to them or was never leased to them
Vassilis Kalogirou's disappearance achieved a greater degree of notoriety because he is the son of a top Larissa prosecutor involved in the Tempi rail collision investigation
First instance decision orders state-run OSE and private Hellenic Train to pay 400,000 euros each to family of passenger train's inspector, who perished in the rail collision
The 28-year-old victim fatally stabbed by her ex-boyfriend turned stalker last April shortly after requesting protection at a NW Athens police precinct – protection that never materialized
A high court deputy chief prosecutor's investigation cites “sufficient indications” to proceed with the indictment and tabling of misdemeanor charges against the four individuals
The tenured UN employee is accused of stealing some one million USD over a seven-year period; charges filed in Athens
The charges stemmed from their testimony before judicial officers alleging that 10 previous officeholders and politicians took kickbacks from Novartis’ subsidiary in Greece
First instance court on Rhodes awards damages to the family of Eleni Topaloudi, who was brutally raped, beaten and thrown into the sea to drown by 2 local men in November 2018
The dismissals took place over the past 3 years for delaying, reports state, the issuance of decisions and verdicts in a timely manner, a long-standing problem plaguing Greece's s legal system
Greece is advancing its judicial system reforms with a voluntary retirement plan for judges and prosecutors, alongside dismissals for those responsible for significant delays in delivering justice.
Asked about the troubling impression caused by the suspension of a sentence imposed against Aris FC after the blackmail and threats lobbed by Theodoros Karpidis, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed that the government had no involvement in the matter