Justice system

"If Karypidis wanted to give us a heads up, he’d have gone to the prosecutor. He wouldn’t have called me and told me at least twice to go tell Mitsotakis," Nikos Tachiaos stresses, explaining his decision to take the matter to the justice system after the threats from the Aris FC executive

An autopsy report is pending into the cause of death of a Pakistani man, 38, arrested and held in a central Athens precinct

The proposed criminal code revision would require mandatory detention of a defendant accused of a serious felony while out on bail for similar charges

The lower court's original verdict on the Mati fire sparked public outrage by imposing prison sentences of only 3 to 5 years, which could be converted into fines of just 10 euros per day.

In one instance, a three-justice misdemeanor court in Athens has cases dating back four years and five months ago

A judicial council in Lamia, , which will rule on the Kasidiaris request, recently approved the parole of Golden Dawn founder and leader Nikos Mihaloliakos

A judicial council in the south-central city of Lamia this week approved the release of Nikos Michaloliakos after serving four years of a nearly 14-year sentence

Only six out of the 21 defendants in the case were found guilty in the 2018 Mati wildfire trial

Imprisoned Golden Dawn lieutenant also charged in the Spartiates case

With recent reports showing 7 out of 10 voters distrust the country's legal system, voter sentiment is expected to be impacted by rulings connected to several high-profile court cases as they head to the polls on June 9

Measures based on World Bank study

The suspect, Thanassis K., was remanded to Korydallos Prison’s psychiatric ward after his arraignment. He was transported to a hospital ICU

Council of State decision hailed as 'historic day' by PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis, who demanded a briefing by authorities over why he was put under surveillance

A previous Council of State (CoS) decision stipulated that anything built above 24 meters at the structure is illegal

The murder of 28-year-old woman also generated a firestorm of criticism of law enforcement’s mishandling of the victim’s pleas for help and the failure of police officers to discern the danger she was in from an ex-boyfriend turned dangerous stalker

The research, conducted by Public Issue, notes a significant deterioration since 2018, at which point only 3.3 out of 10 citizens expressed distrust of Greece's justice system

The primary suspect and defendant, a local mini-market owner, was convicted of a handful of felonies, such pimping and child pornography

The shocking case involves the systematic sexual assault and trafficking of a 12-year-old Athens girl

The case shocked the country given that another two younger daughters had also perished under mysterious circumstances

Bench prosecutor recommends not guilty verdicts on three counts against the main defendant but guilty decisions on other equally serious felonies