Tag Archives: suspects

A court decision to release without restrictions three suspects of a rape case on the island of Mykonos has triggered sharp criticism and a joint statement of Greece’s Supreme Court and the Chief Prosecutor’s office. The suspects, all Pakistani nationals, are at risk to leave the country. The three men …

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A 21-year-old suspect turned himself to the authorities on Monday morning. He is 12th young man to be arrested in the murder case of 19-year-old Alkis Kambanos by football hooligans in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on February 1. The suspect, who has previously been identified by other suspects as “Dinos,” is …

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Three young Britons are being questioned by police on the Ionian island of Corfu over the death of a 60-year-old British holidaymaker who was run over by a speedboat while she was swimming at Avlaki beach, local media reported on Tuesday. According to local media corfupress, the suspects were taken …

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Greek police announced the arrest of three “urban terrorists,” with one of the suspects identified as the so-called “Archer of Syntagma.” Two other suspects are women. The arrests were conducted in Agia Paraskevi suburb of northern Athens short after 9 o’ clock Wednesday morning in an operation with policemen reportedly …

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Two people have been arrested as suspects participating in the attack against the mayor of  Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris.  The two are a 20- and a 36-year-old man who has been known to police for thefts, media report adding that police has identified another eight persons from the rich attack footage …

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One Greek and seven Serbian nationals are been accused to have beaten to death 22-year-old American tourist, Bakari Henderson, in the early morning hours of Friday outside a bar in the tourist resort of Laganas, on the island of Zakynthos. All suspects were taken to prosecutor under security measures on …

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Tension is high in Ierissos, Chalkidiki, Northern Greece, after police broke down doors and entered into the houses of two suspects, arresting them in front of the eyes of horrified wives and children. According to police the two men, 44 and 33 years old, were allegedly involved in an arson attack at …

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Greek public opinion is divided.  Part of the society condemns the apparent beating of the four suspects arrested in Velvento, Kozani. But another society part hails the beating claiming it was deserved as the “kids” (as they are called here) were armed with heavy weapons. Minister of Justice, Antonis Roupakiotis, openly …

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Amnesty International called on Greek authorities to investigate the accusations of torture of the four bank robbers also suspected of terrorism. Criticizing the publishing of the arrested’s  pictures after being altered with digital means, AI stressed that problems of police abuse cannot be photoshopped away.  “The Greek authorities cannot just Photoshop their problems …

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The turmoil over the alleged torture of the four young men arrested for bank robbery and links to terrorism and the photoshoped pictures continues on Monday. While the prosecutor ordered an investigation over the torture allegations of the men’s parents and lawyers,  Minister of Citizen protection & Public Order, Nikos Dendias, justified …

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Parents and lawyers of two young men arrested on Friday accused Greek police for torturing them during interrogation. The accusations came after police published pictures showing marks of violence on the faces of the arrested and after a police statement saying, the arrested were beaten while a scuffle with police during their arrest. “There was …

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For 32 months authorities have been collecting eye-witnesses testimonies and other material and now the prosecutor is about to call two suspects to testify on the arson attack at Marfin bank on 5. May 2010 that claimed the lives of three employees and an unborn child. The suspects are expected to testify …

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Examination of security cameras footage from The Mall, has shown images of persons leaving the explosive device in the trash bin. The persons were wearing hoods and jockey caps. Although the face features of the suspects are not clearly shown, police estimates that they were men. Greek media report that Greek police concludes that the …

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Former ministers and ex members of the Parliament, journalists, doctors, lawyers, businessmen but also a former chairman of a political party are being investigated by the Greek tax authorities on suspicion of sudden (and unjustified) wealth. According to newspaper “6 Meres” the list contains names of politicians but also names …

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