IOANNA MANDROU

Troubled Folli Follie’s trial finally coming to a close

After months of legal proceedings, the trial of troubled jewelry maker Folli Follie has entered its final stretch, as the defendants’ pleas have been completed and a date has been set for the prosecutor’s recommendation.

Verdict on 2018 Mati fire on April 29

The trial regarding the response to the deadly fire that ripped through the East Attica suburb of Mati in July 2018, which killed more than 100 people and left dozens injured, will finally reach its conclusion on April 29 at the first instance.

08.04.2024 / 20:41

Parties’ electoral eligibility to be ruled on by end-May

The Supreme Court is expected to rule by the end of May on the eligibility of political parties contesting the June 9 European Parliament elections, including the far-right Spartiates (Spartans), who are being prosecuted for voter fraud.

06.04.2024 / 20:14

First lawsuit of Tempe victim’s relatives heard

The first lawsuit by relatives of a victim of the Tempe train collision in central Greece on February 28, 2023, was heard in the Athens Court of First Instance on Friday.

06.04.2024 / 08:27

Court: Wiretapped citizens have right to know

In a unanimous decision, the plenary of the Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, ruled on Friday that the 2021 law, which imposed an absolute ban on informing citizens who would like to know if they are being monitored, is unconstitutional.

05.04.2024 / 13:21

Court: Law denying Androulakis access to wiretapping data unconstitutional

Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled that a law forbidding the independent authority responsible for privacy, ADAE, from informing PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis about the data collected during his surveillance by the National Intelligence Service (EYP) is unconstitutional.

04.04.2024 / 12:24

Eleven far-right MPs charged with electoral fraud

The Prosecutor of the Supreme Court has brought charges of electoral fraud against eleven lawmakers of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party, Kathimerini understands, in a case that could affect the parliamentary seats of the other parties.

29.03.2024 / 23:54

Train officials released on bail

Two officials from state-owned Hellenic Railways have been released after testifying before an examining magistrate but had to pay large sums for bail.

20.03.2024 / 12:52

Move to expedite top court rulings

Delays in the administration of justice by the Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, is usually the rule rather than the exception, as there are currently 11,000 cases pending.

13.03.2024 / 10:40

Former Attica regional governor spared trial over deadly 2017 Mandra floods

The former Attica regional governor, Rena Dourou, will not face trial before the five-member Court of Appeals for her alleged involvement in the deadly floods that struck Mandra, west Attica, in 2017.

05.03.2024 / 18:21

Prosecutor to investigate Kasselakis’ US firm

The Athens prosecutor’s office has ordered an investigation into SYRIZA head Stefanos Kasselakis’ shipping business interests in the United States after documents revealed that he has owned a company abroad.

03.03.2024 / 10:22

Scores of organized crime cases pending

Hundreds of organized crime trials have been left pending due to an abstention of lawyers that lasted for two years owing to their opposition to a provision in the Penal Code passed in 2020.

29.02.2024 / 08:16

Additional inquiries into Tempe train tragedy

The judge handling the investigations into the train collision in late February last year in Tempe, central Greece, which claimed the lives of 57 people, is to launch additional inquiries regarding allegations and the unanswered questions raised by the relatives of the victims and their technical adviser.

21.02.2024 / 09:48

Prosecutor targets nine over Mati fire

A prosecutor on Tuesday asked for guilty verdicts for nine of the 21 defendants in the trial regarding the response to the deadly fire that ripped through the East Attica town of Mati in July 2018, claiming 104 lives.

15.02.2024 / 17:40

University server shutdown sparks prosecutor intervention

The Athens Prosecutor’s Office launched an ex officio investigation on Thursday into a server outage at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens on Monday, which prevented students from completing online examinations.