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Athens prosecutors have decided to file criminal charges against the founder of the soup kitchen "O Allos Anthropos" (The Other Person), Konstantinos Polychronopoulos, and two of his relatives, it was announced on Monday.

Polychronopoulos, his mother and his brother-in-law are accused of embezzling approximately 600,000 euros in donations over three years, from 2020 to 2023.

The founder of the social kitchen “Other Man” (O Allos Anthropos) Konstantinos Polychronopoulos, his mother and brother-in-law have been prosecuted for setting up a criminal organisation and money laundering.

Athens' prosecutors office has ordered an investigation into the founder of one of the country's best-known soup kitchens on charges that he embezzled and misused at least 600,000 euros in donations.

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Monday arranged for hundreds of meals to be delivered to four charities that feed people in need. 

Sakellaropoulou took the initiative after a big reception that had been planned at the Presidential Mansion to mark the 49th anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Greece was canceled due to the wildfires. 

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou is seen serving portions of food at the soup kitchen O Allos Anthropos (The Fellow Man) on December 24, 2020. Sakellaropoulou spoke with volunteers and Constantinos Polychronopoulos  and assisted in the distribution of food. [Thodoris Manolopoulos/Presidency/ANA-MPA]

Just a 10-minute walk from the municipal-run camp of Kara Tepe and a bit over a half-hour from the Moria migrant camp north of Mytilene, the capital of Lesvos, a community center currently under construction on a 1.5-acre site aspires to become a magnet for individuals stranded on the eastern Aegean island by offering a wide range of activities.