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Vandals Create Unrest in Central Athens in Support of Convicted Terrorist Koufontinas
A group of vandals disrupted traffic on central Athens' Patission Avenue on Monday afternoon, setting trash bins on fire and scattering fliers in support of convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufontinas.
The unrest took place outside the Athens University of Economics and...
Greece
Athens Felonies Court Reduces Sentence of Anarchist Nikos Romanos
The five-Member Felonies Appeal Court in Athens decided on Monday afternoon to reduce the sentence of convicted Greek anarchist Nikos Romanos from 18 to 14 years.
Romanos, a close friend of the late Alexandros Grigoropoulos, the fifteen-year old teenager who was...
Crime
Inmate Stabbed to Death in Trikala Prison
A deadly incident in Greece's Trikala prison was made public on Wednesday.
An inmate of the prison who was Albanian national was attacked by two Russian inmates during the early hours of May Day and was killed immediately.
The two Russian...
Crime
Inmate at Greece's Trikala Prison Dies from Head Injury
An unfortunate incident took place in Central Greece's Trikala prison on Friday, when an inmate tragically died after a fight he had with a fellow prisoner.
According to the state-run AMNA news agency, by the time police authorities found the 60-year...
Greece
One Dead, Several Injured in Clashes Between Inmates in Greek Prison
At least one person died and seven were injured in clashes between prisoners at Korydallos prison in Athens, on Thursday evening.
According to preliminary reports, the clashes broke out in the psychiatric ward of the prison.
Reports said the victim, whose...
Crime
Greek Ministry of Justice Refutes Reports on Terrorist Koufontinas' New Furlough
The Greek Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights denied Saturday reports suggesting that the terrorist of ''November 17'' group Dimitris Koufontinas was granted another 6-day furlough.
Earlier on Saturday, many Greek media outlets reported that Dimitris Koufontinas, a 61-year-old senior...
Crime
Manhunt Underway For Two Korydallos Prison Escapees
Two prisoners from Athens' Korydallos high-security prison of broke out in the early hours of Wednesday, forcing the Greek capital's police authorities to launch an extensive manhunt to locate and arrest the inmates, who are Albanian nationals.
The two Albanians were...
Crime
Gold-Smuggling Suspects to be Released From Jail
The eight suspects who had been arrested and held on charges of illegally smuggling gold out of the country are set to be released, most likely as soon as Wednesday evening, according to a decision by the Council of...
Greece
Former Gold Smuggling Suspects to be Released from Jail
Eight of the suspects who had been arrested and held on charges of illegally smuggling gold out of Greece will be released from jail, their lawyers claimed on Tuesday.
The lead prosecutor handling the case decided to release the men...
Greece
Greek Convicted Terrorist Koufontinas Granted New Prison Leave
Dimitris Koufontinas, a 60-year-old senior member of the November 17 terrorist group, will be granted a new 6-day furlough from the minimum security prison he has been held in since last summer, near Volos in Central Greece.
He is believed...