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Greek Minister Karamanlis Resigns Over Train Disaster
The Greek minister responsible for the railway network Kostas Karamanlis resigned on Wednesday, following the fatal train disaster at Tempi.
In his statement, Karamanlis, who was Infrastructure & Transport Minister, said "I feel it is my duty , and a...
Greece
Criminal Appeals Court Rejects Tsohatzopoulos Request for Release From Jail
A five-member Criminal Appeals Court on Wednesday again rejected a request filed by jailed former Greek minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos for his release from prison. This is the fourth time that a petition requesting Tsohatzopoulos' release and a suspension of...
Crime
Tsochatzopoulos Sentence Reduced by Appeal Court
Greece's court of appeal has handed down a reduced sentence to former government minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos for false declaration of wealth regarding a property on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street in downtown Athens.
Tsochatzopoulos, in jail for the crime since his April 2013 conviction, received a revised five-and-a-half...