Tag Archives: criminal

An incredible arsenal of hand grenades, thousands of cartridges, flares, magazines, knives, other kinds of ammunition, explosives and bullet proof vests were found by Greek Police in a house in Menidi suburb of western Athens. The discovery came after police pursued an Albanian national and his partner in a random …

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The criminal indictment related to the Tempe train accident was forwarded to the Greek Parliament by the Justice Minister on Thursday. The criminal file refers to the covering with earth the area where the fatal train collision took place in February 2023. According to Parliament Speaker Odysseas Konstantinopoulos, the indictment …

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Police arrested four people o Thursday after large quantities of cocaine were found in a container at the port of Piraeus, the largest port of Greece. The cocaine was shipped in Latin America and was to be distributed in Europe. The Attica Security police on Thursday announced the crackdown of …

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Greek police has arrested a 29-year-old man, a notorious Turkish criminal involved in manslaughter, homicide migrants smuggling, arms and drugs trafficking. He was arrested in downtown Athens on Friday, May 10, on an international warrant and in cooperation between Greek and Turkish intelligence services EYP and MIT, with the latter …

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A woman who was injured in the deadly train collision at Tempi filed a criminal complaint at the Athens prosecutor’s office on Friday, demanding the full investigation of the accident. Filed through court lawyers, the complaint calls for investigating the criminal liability of every person in a position of responsibility …

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A criminal code provision that Greece’s parliament adopted on November 11, 2021, makes it a criminal offense to spread “fake news.” The new Law could lead to journalists being jailed. The Human Rights Watch calls on the Greek government to immediately move to revoke the provision, which is incompatible with …

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Greek Police has dismantled an organized crime group involved in trafficking of human eggs and illegal adoptions. The gang had its headquarters in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece. Investigation led to the arrest of 12 people and the identification of 10 more members of the criminal organization. In total, the case involved …

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Defense Minister Panos Kammenos lamented Value Added Tax hikes for six islands. He described the hikes as “criminal” and “unconstitutional” and claimed that he was about to resign exactly for this austerity measure. “The VAT hike on the islands is a criminal act, an unconstitutional decision for which we gave …

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“With all respect, I repeat I have nothing to do with the case. I am sure some will die with regrets,” ex mayor Vassilis Papageorgopoulos told the Thessaloniki criminal court upon hearing the judge announcing his life sentence in prison. “However, it will not be us,” the presiding judge replied. For …

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