Brothers to face magistrate over 2021 murder of journalist

The two brothers aged 48 and 40 who were arrested on Friday for the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz two years ago outside his house in the southern suburb of Alimos will testify before an investigating magistrate on Wednesday.

The use in the murder plot of a white van of a cleaning company owned by the older of the two brothers and the fact that in the period leading up to and following the murder their mobile phones were inactive are cited as aggravating circumstances against them.

The Hellenic Police has been unable to determine the role of each of the arrested men in the murder. It did, however, provide evidence aimed at identifying, without naming, the instigator, and thus the possible motive for the execution of the journalist.

Police are also hoping the case will shed light on some more death contracts other than the one against Karaivaz.

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