October 14, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
The public prosecutor in Athens on Friday brought felony charges against two policemen for the gang rape of a 19-year-old woman inside the police station of Omonia in downtown Athens. Charges of violation of the law on personal data were brought, too, the officers allegedly filmed the attack. It was …
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December 1, 2021
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
The Internal Affairs Division of Greek Police has arrested 10 active police officers and believe another 24 involved into an illegal citizenship racket what has gained revenues estimated a total of 5 million euros. The arrests followed an investigation that lasted several months. the operation is considered the biggest ever …
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November 25, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
A pharmacist, two police officers and eight members of the Armed forces are among those sixteen people arrested in Orestiada, north-eastern Greece, for bogus certificates of negative Rapid Tests essential for going to work and social activities. According to media reports, the pharmacist was supplying customers with fake certificates showing …
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October 20, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society
Three years after the brutal killing of LGBT activist Zak Kostopoulos, the trial finally began on Wednesday morning in Athens. Two businessmen and four police officers are being accused of fatal bodily harm of the 33-year-old Zak who was brutally beaten and died on a sidewalk in downtown Athens. The …
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July 8, 2020
Very Mix
Five police officers have been suspended from service after investigation found evidence that they were involved in criminal organizations. Among them is one senior police officer. A total of 9 police officers have been involved in the organizations that had a core of 17 people, state-run broadcaster ERT TV reports …
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November 13, 2018
Very Mix
A drunk priest on the island of Crete punched one police officer and bit another after he was stopped for driving down a local road the wrong way. The priest was found on Sunday night to drive a lane in Herakleio’s main avenue the opposite way. He was driving under …
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October 14, 2018
Very Mix
Two police officers are among eleven people arrested on suspicion of a drug dealing ring supplying with cocaine and cannabis several cities across Greece. Next to the police officers arrested were also six more Greeks and three Albanian nationals. The ring leader is believed to be also Albanian and is …
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July 18, 2018
Greece, Politics
Greece’s ranking on Transparency International list of corruption has improved in “Corruption Perception Index 2017” when the country ranked on position 59/180 and score 48/100 behind Saudi Arabia and Jordan. In 2016 Greece was holding position 69. According to survey findings, complains about instances of corruption decreased by 8.5% in …
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April 12, 2018
Social
More than 800 police officers will be withdrawn from the service of VIP persons and buildings and be deployed to Patrol Service on the streets, Minister for Citizens Protection, Nikos Toskas, announced on Thursday. The measure comes amid increasing crime in Athens and broader Attica and sharp criticisms by opposition …
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December 15, 2017
Greece, Politics
Police officers will replace private security guards at the stations of metro and urban train ISAP in Greece’s capital Athens. According to an agreement signed between the Transportation Ministry and Greek Police, ELAS will supply 200 police officers whose sole task will be the protection of commuters and public property. …
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September 24, 2013
Politics
Units of internal affairs division of Greek police raided three police stations in the context of investigating infiltration of extreme-right Golden Dawn. Greek media report that on Tuesday noon, units of internal affairs division – the so-called “Untouchables – raided the police station of Nikaia, Kaminia and Renti, all suburbs …
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June 23, 2011
Society
The arrival of protesting police officers at Syntagma Square divided the “Indignant” Greeks as policemen not so seldom clash with protesters, making often extensive use of tear gas and use of violence. Protesters in ‘lower’ Square rejected the protesting policemen, while those in ‘upper’ square welcomed them. “Lower” square protesters have been camping there for 29th …
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