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First Siemens charges filed Prosecutor concludes early probe but no politicians or parties identified, pending further investigation The prosecutor investigating the Siemens bribery scandal yesterday wrapped up his preliminary probe by filing bribery and money-laundering charges against persons unknown, while concluding that there was not enough evidence to show that political parties or politicians had received illegal payments from the German firm.

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Publisher labels judge ‘biased’

The probe into the alleged blackmail of former Culture Ministry secretary general Christos Zachopoulos took an unexpected turn...

Huge landfill fines on horizon

Unless more than 1,500 illegal landfills across the country are closed down by January 1, municipal authorities will face heavy fines...

Man’s death ‘overlooked’

The police are trying to determine why officers who discovered the body of a 27-year-old drug addict five years ago in central Athens, and subsequently arranged for his burial, failed to report his death to his relatives, who have been looking for him since 2003.

Socialist International conference...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pauses for thought yesterday at a Socialist International conference...

Depression hotline does brisk business

A new help line for sufferers of depression set up by the Research Institute for Mental Health in mid-May has already received hundreds of calls, particularly from women, staff said yesterday.

IN BRIEF

Early morning explosion wrecks SYRIZA's office in Hania : An explosive device that went off outside the office of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) in the Cretan port city of Hania...

Thessaloniki jewelry store owner shot three times : The owner of a jewelry shop in Thessaloniki was being treated in hospital last night after being shot three times in the leg...

Frequent trains : It was announced yesterday that passengers on the Proastiakos suburban railway will not have to wait longer than 15 minutes...

Gun trade : A 28-year-old man from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) yesterday faced a Thessaloniki prosecutor...

New ferry : A new passenger ferry, named Lissos, has been dispatched to serve the route between Piraeus and Lesvos...

Deadly sting : A 40-year-old Trikala man has died of allergic shock after being stung by wasps...

Bajevic out : Aris coach Dusan Bajevic suddenly quit his post yesterday following disagreements with the Thessaloniki soccer club...


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Fires in Athens and Thebes A helicopter drops water on a wildfire that broke out yesterday in the southern Athens suburb of Ano Glyfada. The fire burnt areas close to homes but was put out before damaging any property.

EDITORIAL

The public demands the truth The unexpectedly sudden conclusion to the preliminary investigation into the Siemens scandal has already stoked the widespread suspicion about the probe among the general public. People fear that the investigation is headed first for the filing cabinet and then oblivion. The incomplete investigation has failed to ascertain the responsibility of any political figures or a flow of cash to political parties. Therefore, the case that has gripped Germany, here in Greece simply boils down to the bribery of people who were not actually responsible for anything.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Ships and islands From the time they settled on this peninsula and fanned out across its islands, the Greeks have been a seafaring nation. The demands of travel between distant ports, and the need to trade, drove the Greeks to conquer the seas. It was a matter of survival. Today the Greeks are the dominant force in international shipping, achieving this after the catastrophe of World War II, thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and seamanship of individuals who risked great personal danger in order to succeed.

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