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Anarchists turned night into day in the area around the Polytechnic School in downtown Athens on late Wednesday. They hurled petrol bombs and stones at riot police squads and set garbage bins on fire. Police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. On of the city’s main avenues, Patision Street, …

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Greeks and foreigners organized a dog fighting on the deck of a private yacht that was anchored at the port of Rhodes. The thugs went so far to upload a video they filmed on youtube and on the facebook page of one of them. The animal welfare society on the …

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In a joint operation the General Secretariat of Public Revenues, the Financial Department of Greek police and the Bank of Greece cracked down a network of suppliers of secure payment terminals (POS), offshore companies and businessmen who were using POS devices illegally thus bypassing capital controls and committing tax evasion. …

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Greek police arrested two fugitives – one a suspected urban guerrilla who violated his parole and another wanted for bank robberies – authorities announced on Friday. Costas Sakkas,32, and Marios Seisidis. 35, were caught when they tried to escape a police control near the town of Sparta, Peloponnese, on Thursday. Police …

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There rumor was there and now it is reality: Turkey issued arrest warrants against 42 journalists accusing them to have connections with US-based preacher Fettulah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of the coup. One of the most prominent journalists on the list is veteran reporter and analyst Nazli Ilicak, a former …

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A well-organized fraud, a criminal organization that had spread its operation into several countries. The profit at least 35 million USD and 3 million euro over a period of ten years. Among the victims is a well-known Greek businessman. After a police investigation that lasted more than 6 months, Greeks …

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OK, we got this! It is now confirmed and in pictures: Frontex policemen are “authorized” to make arrests, while they are deployed in Greece. Are they really? Freelance journalist Panagiotis Gavrilis shot some pictures on the island of Lesvos as Dutch policemen control refugees/migrants – it is not clear – …

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Three men, holders of British passports, were arrested in the town of Alexandroupolis near the Greek-Turkish border on Saturday. All three suspects were reportedly heavily armed and two trailers they were driving were transporting dozens of weapons and thousands of bullets. Bullets & firearms hidden in the two trailers – …

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A Greek or a man of Greek descent is reportedly among the fourteen top soccer FIFA officials arrested this morning in a 5-star hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. They will be extradited to the United States on charges backed by an F.B.I. investigation that allege widespread corruption in FIFA over the …

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In a short and painless operation that started short after 6 o’ clock in the morning, Greek police ended the occupation of the administrative headquarters of the Athens University after 19 days. Fourteen people have been arrested. They will face misdemeanor charges for “disturbing public peace” as they did not …

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UPDATE: With a joint ministerial decision issued on Wednesday afternoon, the Minister for Public Order, Nikos Dendias, and deputy Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras offer reward of four million euro in total for the arrest of fugitives Christodoulos Xiros, Nikos Maziotis, Panagiota Roupa as well as of the unidentified assailants of …

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Hardy has the button “publish” been pressed and a new financial scandal breaks out. Slowly but surely we have lost control over the counting” how many prominent and less prominent Greeks have been arrested, how many of them are free on bail, how many of them are remanded custody, how …

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Three people were arrested and police are seeking another four after the anti-corruption prosecutor issued at least 7 arrest warrants over suspected loans from Hellenic Postbank. The loans worth 400-500 million euro were given in the period between 2006 and 2011. Former CEO and bank staff, several Greek and Cypriot …

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“Blackmail, protection for night entertainment establishments, illegal carrying of weapons, even women trafficking for the purpose of prostitution”: a thick file containing information about the illegal activities of detained Golden Dawn MP Giorgos Lagos has been allegedly compiled by Greek National Intelligence Service (EYP) and thus before the ‘lawmaker’ was …

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The six MPs of Golden Dawn arrested over the weekend are being held at the 12th floor of Greek Police headquarters (GADA) in downtown Athens. With exception of MP Christos Pappas, the other five have already spent two nights in cells of the Anti-Terror department. Leader Nikos Michaloliakos is being held in …

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Six Golden Dawn MPs including leader Nikos Michaloliakos and another 16 organization members are been held in Greek Police headquarters in Athens. Their detention started in the early morning hours of Saturday and temporarily concluded on Sunday afternoon, when MP Christos Pappas surrender to police. According to prosecutor, Pappas is second-in-command of …

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Greek coastal guards and anti-terror units arrested four suspects allegedly carrying weapons to Turkey. In the early morning of Tuesday, coastal guards halted a seven-meter rubber boat sailing between the islands of Chios and Oinousses, just a couple of nautical miles away form the Turkish coast southern of Izmir. The …

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Greek police arrested seven technicians and one journalist who attempted to restore the shutdown public broadcaster ERT on air. A group of former ERT personnel and supporters from opposition parties moved to Mount Hymettus in Eastern Athens and allegedly tried to switch the transmitter back on. Hymettus protest banner “ERT …

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Greek police arrested the three foremen suspected of shooting at immigrant workers demanding outstanding wages. Two of the suspects,  27 and 39 years old, were arrested at a lawyers’ office in Amaliada on Friday morning, just hours after the youngest suspect, 21, was arrested while on the street of the …

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Several people lay down, unable to move. Others suffer in pain. More people are standing exciting and speak in a language we don’t understand. The exclusive video uploaded by daily Kathimerini on its website, displays footage filmed short time after the shooting at immigrant workers near the Manolada strawberry fields …

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