Akis Tsochatzopoulos, co-founder of socialist party PASOK and former defense minister, passed away at the age of 82. He was suffering from serious health problem and was hospitalized in a private clinic in the last ten days In 1 July 2011, amid accusations of corruption scandals, the Greek Parliament voted …

Greece’s Supreme Court, Arios Pagos, ordered former PASOK Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos back to prison in order to serve the rest of a 19-year long sentence kickbacks and money laundering. On Monday, the Supreme Court ordered 79-year-old Tsochatzopoulos back to Korydallos prison upholding a previous ruling by a court earlier …

The judges spoke in the case Akis Tsochatzopoulos and the famous submarines bribes: the former Defense Minister of PASOK received a prison sentence of 20 years. The court imposed the highest sentence for money laundering cases. Tsochatzopoulos has to stay in prison at least seven years. He was arrested one …

Former PASOK Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was arrested on Wednesday morning and is currently testifying in the department of organized crime (state NET TV). Tsochatzopoulos was arrested at his home in the noble Dionisioy Aeropagitou Avenue at the feet of Acropolis. The arrest warrant was issued early in the morning. Greek …

Ex Defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, his wife Vicky Stamati and his daughter Areti Tsochatzopoulou will have to return to prison, the five-member Court of Appeals decided on Tuesday. The second instance court opened the prison door to Tsochatzopoulos and nine more defendants on the case of “golden bribes” for the …

Ex defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos may be leased from prison even today Thursday, after friends of him donated the bail amount of 200,000 euros. It is a matter of bureaucratic details that have yet to be settled, Greek media report. 77-year-old Tzochatzopoulos is currently at the hospital of Korydallos prison …

Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was taken back to prison after his family failed to get together to sum of 200,000 euro needed for his bail. The former minister returned to prison after a a heart surgery in a public hospital. 77-year-old Akis Tsochatzopoulos has been convicted to 20 years …

The five-member Court of Appeals for Felonies decided to release from prison former PASOK Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos due to health reasons.Akis Tsochatzopoulos was convicted to 20 years imprisonment for bribes and money laundering. Total time he spent in prison is five years. By a majority of three to two …

Former PASOK Defense Minister and inmate Akis Tsochatzopoulos was brutally beaten in his cell in wing F of Korydallos prison in Athens. The former minister convicted for bribes in armament procurement was taken to the prison hospital to receive first aid as he had suffered “heavy beating”. According to daily …

Viki Stamati, the wife of jailed ex-Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, escaped from Dromokaeiteio mental hospital where she was treated under prison guardianship . Stamati has been convicted for 12 years imprisonment for money laundering along with her husband. However, she was treated for what Greek media described as “depression” in …

An Athens Court found former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos guilty on all charges. According to the verdict on Monday morning, Tsochatzopoulos has been found guilty for the offense of money laundering from illegal activity and thus ‘by profession’. Akis Tsochatzopoulo, 74, has been found guilty of having received bribes in …

It was short after 5 o’clock in the afternoon when Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos entered Korydallos prison in Athens. He faces charges of being the leader of a criminal organization.  In the same vehicle that entered Korydallos prison were GD MP Yiannis Lagos,  GD Nikaia branch head Giorgos Patelis …

With boos but also applaud the crowd outside the Athens Appeals Court ‘welcomed’ former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos and his wife Vicky Stamati. Together with 17 other suspects, the couple enter the court room in handcuffs. It is the first time in Greece a key figure of the Greek political …

UPD 07/06/10 Akis Tsochatzopoulos appeared before the Trnasparency Committee of PASOK today. The Committee decided to propose the suspecion of the Tsochatzopoulos party membership.  If PASOk – Ethics  Committee takes a possitive decision it will be independantly of any justice’s decision. Ex-deputy and Minister, Tsochatzopoulos stated that he will  go to justice …

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Wednesday that the so-called “solidarity levy,” an extra surcharge tax on incomes, will be abolished from January 2023 and that pensions frozen since 2010 will be allowed to increase again. “It is a double resounding signal that the country’s growth must benefit everyone without …

“I want to apologize to the Greek people, the voters who supported us, the Greek Justice, and the 12 people who were unwittingly involved in getting the money from Siemens for the party.” Former PASOK official Theodoros Tsoukatos said during his apology in the courtroom handling the bribes SIEMENS paid …

A three-member Appeal Court in Athens announced the penalties for 21 defendants who have been found guilty to be involved in the famous Greek-German scandal of Submarines kickbacks.  The court imposed prison sentences to 20 of the defendants as the 21st, a French-Swiss banker, is on the run. The former …

After a marathon deposition of 20 hours, former Defense Minister Yiannos Papantoniou was remanded in custody late on Tuesday. Handcuffs were passed also to his wife Stavroula Kourakou. Both face charges for money laundering of 2.800.000 Swiss Francs (2.4 million euros) from kickbacks from the time he was Defense Minister …

After a procedure than lasted three year, the Five-Member Court of Appeals ruled on the so-called “golden bribes” and found guilty former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos and another 15 defenders. The sentences are still to be announced. According to in.gr, it is worth noting that the court reduced the amount …

The former director of Henry Dunant hospital and ex head of Greek Red Cross, Andreas Martinis, was released from custody after 15 months. The corruption prosecutor has ordered his release for ‘health reasons’. Martinis is not allowed to leave the country and has to report to police station twice a …