Offences against the person
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: Prosecutorial investigation into the reoccupation of the Law School
The investigated offences, under preliminary examination, concern the disruption of public service and unlawful violence
23-year-old in critical condition after being attacked by ‘trapper’
A 23-year-old man, who had been beaten by two suspects in Thessaloniki on Friday, remains hospitalized in critical condition after sustaining severe injuries.
The victim was assaulted by two men in the earlier hours Friday. One of the alleged suspects is a well-known trap music artist.
Man hospitalized with serious burns after wife sets him on fire
A woman was arrested on the island of Lesvos for pouring flammable liquid over her husband and setting him on fire.
The victim, a businessman in the catering industry, was rushed to an intensive care unit in the island's capital of Mytilini with extensive burns and breathing difficulties.
Police guards' union calls for harsher charges for Koukaki squatters
The union of Attica police's special guards said Monday that they taking legal action to change the charges brought against twenty people arrested in Saturday's operations to remove people from two squats in central Athens from a misdemeanour to a felony.
Truck driver charged over hitting protesting refugee, files countersuit
A court in Thessaloniki charged a 26-year-old truck driver on Tuesday with intentionally causing grievous bodily harm during a fight that broke out on Monday at a road blockade by protesting refugees outside the Diavata camp in northern Greece.
Pizza shop owner convicted over beating of employee
A court in Thessaloniki Friday handed a suspended three-year sentence to a pizzeria owner for beating up a former employee.
The 33-year-old defendant was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm and illegal possession and use of a weapon.
Six indicted after Athens riots, another 7 to stand trial next week
The trial of seven people arrested during riots on Saturday night in Athens has been deferred to November 29.
The suspects face charges of attempted grievous bodily harm, disturbing the peace and resisting authorities.
The riots took place after events commemorating the 45th anniversary of a student uprising against Greece's military dictatorship in 1973.
Six of those detained for weekend riots to face magistrate
Six people arrested during the rioting that followed events to mark the 45th anniversary of a student uprising against the military dictatorship are to defend themselves before an investigating magistrate on Wednesday.
The six face criminal charges of using explosives and the misdemeanor of causing grievous bodily harm.
Maximum sentence sought for six of nine defendants in Bakari Henderson murder trial
The prosecutor leading the trial into the killing of Bakari Henderson, the 22-year-old American who was on a working holiday at the Greek island of Zakynthos when he was beaten to death in the summer of 2017, is seeking the maximum sentence for six of the nine defendants.
Three suspects in Boutaris attack to appear before court
Three out of the four suspects detained in connection with a mob attack on Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris last weekend will appear before a misdemeanors court Wednesday to face charges of grievous bodily harm, aggravated damages and breaching the peace.
The fourth accused, a 17-year-old man, will be tried by a court for minors on October 4.