Crimes

A 47-year-old man was found guilty of intimate threats against his ex-girlfriend, whom he was stalking in violation of restrictive measures imposed on him.

The prosecutor in the trial for the murder of journalist Giorgos Karaivaz recommended that the court find both defendants guilty, it was reported on Monday.

The defendants are accused of premeditated homicide and illegal possession of firearms, however, it remains unclear who ordered them to carry out the murder.

A series of arson attacks disrupted high-speed trains in France just hours before the opening of the Summer Olympics in Paris.

Political turmoil and reactions have erupted after “Proto Thema” revealed that protected witnesses in the Novartis case shared €56 million. Given the witnesses’ personal gain, as disclosed by the article, it is now necessary to lift their protected status and remove their anonymity. The critical question remains: who prompted them to make the allegations that fueled the Novartis conspiracy?

Greek police recently uncovered a major extortion ring operated by civil servants in Athens, revealing hidden cash totaling 450,000 euros. Video footage shows officers opening various packages and bags containing the money.

The contract killing of 54-year-old surveyor Panagiotis Stathis is estimated to have cost up to 100,000 euros, according to officers directly involved in the investigation of the brutal murder in Psychiko.

Three men who were put on trial on charges that they locked 13 refugees and migrants in a transport trailer during the disastrous fires in Evros in northeastern Greece last September, and filmed them, accusing them of being arsonists, have been released. The three men had been in custody since last September.

Authorities dismantled a criminal organization extorting business owners to avoid administrative fines and inspections, it was reported on Sunday.

In one of the first court decisions based on the new legal framework regarding arson, a 63-year-old pensioner who was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 euros for the fire he caused by negligence in Sidirounta on the island of Chios will remain in custody until the appeal is heard.

The Anti-Terrorism Service announced the arrests of seven suspects in connection with arson attacks on targets of Israeli interest in Athens.