Murder investigation focuses on Mykonos

Police are focusing their investigation into the murder of 54-year-old civil engineer Panagiotis Stathis, who was gunned down on Tuesday morning outside the offices of his company in Psychiko in northern Athens, on the island of Mykonos, where he had been professionally active since the late 90s.

Local officials tell Kathimerini that the victim, a father of two, had for decades been carrying out topographical studies and drawing up plans for major investments on the island, including popular beach bars, some of which had come to the attention of town planning authorities over violations. It is alleged that he had recently bought a plot of land in the Agios Stefanos area of ​​the island. According to information that could not be officially confirmed, the purchase had been the cause of intense friction with a person from the island.

He was also reportedly...