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Pirates Release Captured Crewmembers of Greek Tanker ”Happy Lady”

The eight crewmembers of the Greek-flagged tanker "Happy Lady," among them five Greek nationals who had been kidnapped by pirates in an attack near the coast of Cameroon, were released on Wednesday. The tanker was attacked while it lay at...

Pirates in Togo Release Kidnapped Greek Sailor

The European Products Carriers Ltd, the company that owns a vessel that fell victim of piracy in November off the coast of Togo in Africa, announced on Friday that three members of its crew have now been released. The crew...

Greek Justice Minister Debunks Reports That 17N Terrorists Could Get Early Release

Michael Kalogirou, Greece's Justice Minister, has claimed that reports suggesting that prominent "November 17" (17N) terrorists could get an early release are ''false''. New provisions in Greece's penal code came into effect on Monday, and there is fear that some...

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...

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...

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...