YIANNIS PAPADOPOULOS

‘This is one of the few times I really felt the strain’

It wasn’t a journey carried out in silence. Some 20 kilometers separated them from the scene of the disaster.

‘Bailing out is not a decision you take lightly’

When he heard the news about the crash of the Hellenic Air Force F-4 Phantom at sea and the deaths of the two pilots, he felt as if he had lost two family members, Anastasios Katsimbras says. He had flown the same fighters years ago.

09.02.2023 / 11:49

Listening for whispers in the ruins

With more than 11,000 people confirmed dead across southern Turkey and neighboring Syria after Monday’s devastating earthquakes, rescue teams, local and foreign, are frantically scouring the rubble for the slightest hint of life.

14.01.2023 / 13:49

International gang trafficking anabolics had Greek branch

The Financial Crimes Unit has identified a Greek branch of a global racket trafficking counterfeit drugs and doping substances, making deliveries to the US and more than 15 countries.

24.11.2022 / 09:55

When archaeologists swap trowels for guns

He knew how to handle a gun, but had no experience of battle.

28.10.2022 / 22:40

Victim of online fraud, 72, cleared of money laundering

It took a year for a 72-year-old to disentangle himself from the charge of money laundering after falling prey to online fraud in the summer of 2021.

27.10.2022 / 14:25

Legal case files aired in public

The age of the victim could have acted as a deterrent, to give them a reason to better judge their decision, to contemplate the traumatic impact of everything that was said and everything that was written down.

05.10.2022 / 02:19

Bank scam victims face money laundering probes

They fell victim to scammers, by responding to phishing e-mails and giving away their bank account passwords. And yet, they were very nearly prosecuted for money laundering.

03.10.2022 / 10:50

Four identified in revenge porn file-sharing service

Police have identified four people who may be linked to an online file-sharing service containing about 1,500 sexually explicit photos and videos of Greek women.

20.09.2022 / 08:07

Online group urges migrants to enter the EU

A Telegram group called “Caravan of Light” was created on September 4, aiming to mobilize Syrian refugees staying in Turkey to enter the European Union.

22.08.2022 / 23:13

Smugglers’ perilous route to Italy

Bidding to bypass Greek shores and avoid possible deterrence, many people smugglers are now heading directly to Italy from Turkey’s Aegean coast, with all the additional perils this entails.

20.07.2022 / 08:53

Warnings of Cyprus invasion went unheeded

It was not a matter of instinct, he did not suddenly feel that danger was imminent. Alexandros Simeoforidis was going by the facts – and they were loud and clear.

15.07.2022 / 15:30

Greece slaps US firm with fine for privacy breach

In a landmark decision, Greece’s Data Protection Authority imposed a 20-million-euro fine on US company Clearview AI, the developer of facial recognition software that has amassed a database of more than 3 billion images of people from Facebook, Instagram and other websites.

12.07.2022 / 12:58

Bus driver unanimously cleared of Kryoneri arson charge

A 43-year-old bus driver who had been accused of starting a blaze in Kryoneri, northeast of Athens, in August 2021, and hampering firefighting efforts in nearby Varybobi, was unanimously cleared by a court on Monday.

08.06.2022 / 21:50

Τhe alibi of inactivity

The investigation conducted by the officers of the Hellenic Fire Department was thorough.