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Trial-fixing scandal: Deja vu? Supreme Court prosecutor told government in 1993 about suspicious early releases of drug dealers Greece's political leadership was made aware of the existence of corruption within the judiciary long before the current spate of scandals engulfed the institution, according to a letter, published in Sunday's Kathimerini, sent by a Supreme Court prosecutor to the then Justice Minister in 1993, drawing her attention to alleged trial-fixing.

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Bishops approve proposed reform

The scandal-ridden Church of Greece decided on Saturday to enlist Greece's top judges in investigating future allegations...

New migrant bill heralded

A new bill on immigration is to be submitted to Parliament within a few days, the government said yesterday as new figures showed that migrants living either legally or illegally in Greece now make up over a tenth of the population.

Talat leading in Cyprus vote

The pro-EU party of Turkish-Cypriot administration head Mehmet Ali Talat won yesterday's election process in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus, but it was unclear whether it would secure an absolute majority.

Second grenade in Phanar

ISTANBUL (AP) - Cleaning workers on Saturday found an unexploded hand grenade on the roof at the seat of the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians in Istanbul, four months after a grenade attack caused minor damage to the complex.

Optimism in Thrace as Evros level drops

Floodwaters were abating yesterday on Greece's Turkish border in Thrace, after the level of the swollen Evros River dropped...

IN BRIEF

Major operation deals with spill : Twenty firefighters, six fire trucks and a special vehicle to mop up chemicals...

Sewage : Residents of Keratsini protested on Saturday against plans to incinerate some 450 tons of partially treated sewage...

Car plunge : The body of a 26-year-old man was pulled out of the sea...

Gun accident : A 25-year-old man died yesterday...


THIS WEEK

Monday : Bank employees stage a 24-hour strike over pension fund demands...

Tuesday : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to attend NATO and EU summits in Brussels...

Wednesday : National Technical University, in cooperation with Center for Renewable Energy Sources, holds a conference...

Thursday : Pensioners stage demonstrations across the country protesting at low pension increases...

Friday : Farmers demanding payment of full prices and subsidies for their products plan a stage a protest...

Sunday : Bar associations of Athens, Piraeus and Thessaloniki to elect new boards...


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EDITORIAL

The cost of past inertia in the judiciary None of the illegal acts that judges have recently been accused of were known to the judicial authorities, Supreme Court President Georgios Kapos confirmed, and he was certainly telling the truth. But does ignorance of these acts absolve the judiciary of any responsibility for the presence of perjurers in their midst?

COMMENTARY

Remaking the Church of Greece In a strong show of solidarity, senior clerics last week rallied round Greek Orthodox Church leader Archbishop Christodoulos. The unified stand of the clergy during an emergency meeting of the Holy Synod on Friday dealt a blow to enemies of the Church of Greece who had been hoping to force the archbishop from his seat and take away one of the traditional pillars of this country's society.

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