June 17, 2024
FEATURED, Social, Society
Α well-known and successful criminal lawyer has been arrested for the brutal beating of his wife, also a lawyer and counselor for domestic violence. 52-ear-old Apostolos Lytras appeared before a prosecutor on Monday to answer charges of severe intentional bodily harm of his 37-year-old wife, Sofia Polyzogopoulou. With swollen face, …
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March 14, 2023
Greece, Politics
Τhe Athens Bar Association’s disciplinary board removed lawyer Konstantinos Plevris, for a Nazi salute in front of judges and a crowd of people at an appeal hearing of Golden Dawn in October 2022. Plevris, who is well-known for his Nazi support, was representing Giannis Lagos, a MEP and former GD …
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December 15, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Τhe Economic Prosecutor’s Office in Greece ordered on Friday a preliminary criminal investigation against MEP Eva Kaili with the aim to investigate whether the crimes of bribing a political person and money laundering or any other ex officio prosecuted crime have been committed. According to media reports, essential for the …
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December 14, 2022
Greece, Politics
The pre-trial hearing of MEP Eva Kaili has been postponed to December 22, media in Greece report from Brussels on Wednesday afternoon. She did not appear at the hearing, where it will be decided whether she will remain in custody or be released on conditions. The postponement has been confirmed …
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January 14, 2022
CORONAVIRUS
The trial of a Greek lawyer for spreading fake news about the Covid-19 pandemic on social media was postponed on Friday after his lawyers presented test results showing that he had tested positive for the virus. The defendant had announced on Thursday on the internet that he was infected, claiming …
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June 30, 2021
Social, Society
The family of slain Caroline Crouch is in outrage after they took their grandughter Lydia on their home on the island of Alonisos on Tuesday afternoon. They are surrounded by photo-reporters and television channels with the effect that grandmother Susanna cannot even bring the baby to the veranda. The family’s …
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June 22, 2021
FEATURED, Social
Accompanied by a strong police force and wearing a bullet-proof vest, 32-year-old Babis Anagnostopoulos arrived at the Court in Athens for his deposition regarding the murder of his wife Caroline Crouch. Upon the arrival of the helicopter pilot at the court, a crowd of people started to swear at him, …
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September 10, 2020
Very Mix
Greek-South African veteran lawyer George Bizos who defended Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists passed away at 92 in Johannesburg on Wednesday. He was noted for representing Nelson Mandela during the Rivonia Trial. He instructed Mandela to add the qualification “if needs be” to his trial address, which is credited …
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February 19, 2020
Social
Greece’s Justice Ministry has launched an investigation on the coroner seeking to determine whether he committed a “disciplinary offense.” He had had falsely claimed that the 11-month-old refugee baby girl from Syria was “sexually abused,” contrary to the official autopsy report that found no signs of abuse of any kind. …
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February 19, 2020
Social
No words. How could a coroner claim in public that the 11-month-old refugee baby girl from Syria was “sexually abused,” when the final forensic examination showed that it wasn’t? The official autopsy report does not mention anywhere “sexual abuse.” The injuries in the body’s body most likely were caused by …
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September 24, 2018
Social
The cause of death of Zak Kostopoulos remains ‘undetermined’ the coroner who conducted the autopsy said on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old man was brutally beaten last Friday noon by a jeweler and another man after he allegedly went to rob the jewelry shop in Omonia in the center of Athens. …
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March 11, 2018
Very Mix
The body of retired US lawyer Bob Mayer missing on the island of Tinos, Cyclades, since last November was found on Sunday. His body in advanced decomposition was found by a local in a ravine in the area of Kossini.His clothes and personal belongings were recognized by his wife, Gayle. …
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November 18, 2017
Very Mix
The 55-year-old woman who was injured during the riots in Exarchia in downtown Athens on Friday night remains in critical condition. After a 5-hour surgery in the leg, the lawyer remains in intensive care and is intubated. The woman has reportedly suffered a fracture and also respiratory problems due to …
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November 1, 2017
Very Mix
Greek police has arrested one of two Albanian nationals suspected to be the killers of 52-year-old lawyer Michalis Zafeiropoulos. He was arrested in the city of Patras, western Greece, on Saturday, while he was preparing to leave the country. His accomplice is believed to have left Greece for Albania via …
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November 1, 2017
Greece, Politics
One lawyer and another woman were attacked by Golden Dawn supporters while they were in a trolley bus in downtown Athens on Wednesday. Police detained 23 men and 2 women who were later released as the victims could not identify them. The incident took place on Alexandras Avenue while the …
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October 12, 2017
Greece, Politics
A prominent Athens lawyer was shot and killed by unknown assailants in his office in the center of the Greek capital on Thursday afternoon. They killers pretended to be clients. 52-year-old Michalis Zafeiropoulos was shot with two bullets that caused fatal injuries in his head and abdomen. He died almost …
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July 30, 2017
Very Mix
The last act of the brutal murder of US student Bakari Henderson will take place in the court rooms. The victim’s family plans to file a law suit and have perpetrators pay a high price. Lawyer Andreas Patsis told media that he has been assigned by the Henderson family to …
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April 19, 2017
Turkey-GR
Turkish purge: A young Turkish lawyer was found on an uninhabited Greek islet, two days after the referendum in Turkey. The man was located by the Greek Coast Guard on Nimos islet in the north of the island of Symi, very close to the Turkish coast in southeastern Aegean Sea. …
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April 4, 2017
Archeology, Culture
The Parthenon Marbles could be apart of the Brexit deal between UK and the European Union. In the mind of Geoffrey Robertson, the Marbles “are, of course, priceless, and a UK offer to return them should be accepted in return for major concessions.” Geoffrey who? Geoffrey Robertson is head of …
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February 6, 2015
Politics
With a record number of votes (235) SYRIZA MP Zoe Konstantopoulou was elected Greece’s Parliament Speaker. Konstantopoulou is the second woman to be elected for this office and with 38 years old the youngest Parliament Speaker in the Greek Parliament. She is a human rights lawyer and a member of …
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