Korydallos Prison
Fugitive convicted in absentia for abduction, armed robberies
The fugitive convict Vassilis Palaiokostas was sentenced in absentia to 58 years on Friday by a three-judge criminal appeals court in Thessaloniki after he was found guilty of the abduction of businessman Giorgos Milonas in June 2008 and for three armed robberies in the Greek city.
Second lawyer remanded over prison killer gang
A 65-year-old man became the second lawyer to be remanded in custody over his alleged involvement in a guns-for-hire gand working out of the Greek capital's Korydallos Prison.
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Inmate dies at Korydallos Prison, prompting probe
An internal probe was launched on Wednesday at Attica's high-security Korydallos Prison following the death of a 48-year-old inmate in his cell.
The Greek prisoner, who was serving a life sentence for murder, is believed to have died of a heart attack, according to prison medics, though a coroner was to rule on the exact cause of death.
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Wife of ex-defense minister released from pretrial custody
The wife of a former defense minister accused of corruption and money laundering was released from pretrial custody Friday on bail of 150,000 euros. She was also banned from leaving the country.
One dead, seven injured in fray at Korydallos Prison
One prisoner has been killed and at least seven were wounded in a fray at Athens' Korydallos Prison, where violence and murders have been raging.
Piraeus court acquits all suspects in explosives shipment trial
A court in the port city of Piraeus Thursday acquitted all nine suspects in the trial concerning a Tanzania-flagged cargo ship that was intercepted off the coast of Crete in January 2018 carrying 410 tons of explosives.
Court acquits all suspects in explosives shipment trial
A court in the port city of Piraeus acquitted all nine suspects in the trial concerning the Andromeda, a Tanzania-flagged cargo ship that was intercepted off the coast of Crete in January carrying 410 tons of explosives in January 2018.
Application by convicted N17 hitman for seventh furlough rejected
A council of judges in Volos, central Greece, on Wednesday turned down a request by convicted November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas for a seventh furlough in just over a year.
Koufodinas, who was handed 11 life sentences for his role in N17 in 2003, had applied for a four-day furlough starting on February 28, less than a month after enjoying a six-day leave.
Prosecutor objects to latest leave request by N17 convict
An application by convicted November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas for his seventh furlough in just over a year was temporarily frozen on Thursday after a prosecutor disagreed with a prison parole board's recommendation to grant the request.
Trial on lawyer's murder begins amid tight security
The trial of two alleged members of a criminal racket implicated in the October 2017 murder of Athens lawyer Michalis Zafeiropoulos began under tight security on Friday at a court in Athens.