Yiannis Panousis

Prosecutors will no longer be able to veto prisoners' right to furlough, according to a draft bill seeking to reform the country's prison rules.

The bill, which is expected to be put to a vote in Parliament in the next few weeks, also stipulates that furloughs will have a longer duration and will be granted earlier.

The killing of an 11-year-old boy by a stray bullet last week and the tensions stoked by the incident in one of Attica's most downgraded districts, have prompted local authorities in Menidi to increase demands for more policing and specifically for a new police station near the school where they boy died.

Former Citizen Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis reveals in his writings and to Proto Thema newspaper that there was a plan for his physical and political extermination.

“Politicians who are connected with terrorists threaten my life” he says adding that “They know that I know their names”.

Alternate Citizen Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis spoke of a “three-party government” when commenting on the rift withing the ruling Radical Left Coalition government. He added that, in light of developments, he “sees” elections in September or October in an interview with private MEGA TV on Friday.

Journalist Frixos Dracontidis of Proto Thema and photoreporter William Faithful followed Yanis Varoufakis to Aegina before being attacked by the former finance minister’s body guards. The same man who walked nonchalant down Syntagma Square while minister and who fearlessly chatted with his attackers at a restaurant at Exarchia has now hired bodyguards to do his dirty work.

A simmering dispute between Parliament Speaker Zoe Constantopoulou and Alternate Citizens? Protection Minister Yiannis Panousis seemed to intensify on Thursday as the latter made a clear dig at the House speaker over her recent crackdown on police officers and their access to Parliament.

 Top officers implicated in police probe that embroils suspect with ties to SYRIZA

An investigation by the internal affairs department of the Greek Police (ELAS) has linked the leadership of the country?s Coast Guard as well as officers of the police and of the National Intelligence Service (EYP) to migrant trafficking rackets, Kathimerini understands.

The bureau in Attica responsible for processing asylum applications will not be able to operate properly over the coming days due to staff shortages, authorities said Monday.

After a rather rocky start in its relationship with the country?s police force, the leftist-led coalition appears to be seeking closer cooperation but without being too obvious about it.

By Xenia Kounalaki

?That's how they treat them in prison ? this is what the Bulgarian will go through before he even walks through the door.? I normally stay away from trashy news sites, and I really did try to avoid the gory details about the murder of 4-year-old Ani Borisova.