Athens court

Greece's Supreme Administrative Court, the Council of State, has rejected a petition by the wife and mother of a convicted priest who led a children's charity, seeking a return of the charity's control to the family through the annulment of two ministerial decisions that appointed a provisional administration.

What could have been a fairy-tale romance ended not only badly but also in a bitter legal dispute between Greek Playmate Sylvia Papadaki and her wealthy Dutch ex-partner, Denis Jean Marie Martens.

The conflict, which began last year, reached its peak recently, focusing on the custody of the two boys the former couple had, who are now in London.

The legal battle surrounding the Ark of the World charity organization is entering a critical phase after an Athens court prosecutor on Monday requested the conviction of its founder, Father Antonios Papanikolaou, for five charges related to physical abuse at the organization's facilities.

The legal battle surrounding the Ark of the World charity organization is entering a critical phase after an Athens court prosecutor on Monday requested the conviction of its founder, Father Antonios Papanikolaou, for five charges related to physical abuse at the organization's facilities.

The court's decision is expected by early November.

The trial of an employee at the Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) accused of bribery has been deferred to November 14 after appearing in an Athens court on Saturday. 

The 49-year-old EFKA employee is accused of pressuring a 56-year-old woman to pay 4,000 euros in order to secure a disability allowance for her mother. 

The conviction of five top executives of jewelry maker Folli Follie for falsifying balance sheets and other financial offenses in an Athens court last week is "a victory for transparency and integrity in the financial markets," the founder of the hedge fund that revealed the fraud told Kathimerini.

Dimitris Koutsolioutsos, founder of jewelry company Folli-Follie, began his defense in an Athens court Friday by highlighting his company's successes.

The funeral of Michalis Katsouris, the 29-year-old Greek fan who was fatally stabbed outside AEK Athens' stadium Monday during fan violence, leading to the cancellation of a Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb, is scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m.

Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans appeared in an Athens court Wednesday to face criminal charges that include murder and membership of a criminal organization over their alleged involvement in deadly fan violence.

In a tense atmosphere marked by political and occasionally personal altercations, Greek lawmakers unanimously decided on Tuesday to accept the request of the prosecuting authority and lift the parliamentary immunity of Rena Dourou.