JUSTICE


Tempe rail crash to dominate this week’s political scene
NEWS

The Tempe train collision in February 2023, which killed 57 people and the possible responsibilities of political figures will dominate the agenda this week, as the findings of a parliamentary committee are discussed in the plenary.

Immunity hangs over rail crash case
NEWS

A man injured in the Tempe train crash which killed 57 people on February 28, 2023, has sued then-transport minister Kostas Karamanlis, adding to an already heavy dossier of charges.


Institutional games stoke suspicion
OPINION

We don’t know what happened in the trial concerning the ordeals of the Athens child who was sexually abused and exploited, as the hearing was held behind closed doors.


Father jailed for attempted murder of wife, children
NEWS

A Thessaloniki court has sentenced a 63-year-old retired air force member to 22 years and 9 months in prison after finding him guilty of threatening to blow himself and his 2.5-year-old twin children after opening a gas cannister in his car.

What comes after the conviction?
OPINION

Things are judged by results, and in the case of Fredi Beleri, things have not gone at all well. The mayor-elect of the predominantly ethnic Greek town of Himare in southern Albania is to remain in prison until September 12, 2024. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama’s goal is for the appeal trial to be finished by September too, so that Beleri can be convicted once and for all and disqualified. Rama can then call fresh elections in Himare and is hoping that the climate of fear and various forms of pressure will allow a mayor of his liking to be elected.




Court upholds conviction for attack on professor
NEWS

An Athens appeals court on Tuesday upheld the initial conviction of one of two men in their early 20s involved in an attack seven years ago on Angelos Syrigos, a Panteion University professor, bringing legal procedures to a close after six trial postponements.