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Extreme Right Golden Dawn Leader Michaloliakos and MP Lagos Released Ahead of Trial

Extreme Right Golden Dawn's imprisoned leader Nikos Michaloliakos and senior MP Ioannis Lagos, who, among others, are currently facing charges over running and belonging to a criminal organization were released from Korydallos prison today, after the 18-month pretrial custody...

Ruling in Former Greek FinMin Trial to be Delivered on Tuesday

The hearing process in the trial of former finance minister George Papaconstantinou, over charges of removing his relatives' names from a controversial list of Greek depositors abroad under review for possible tax evasion (the so-called Lagarde list), was concluded...

Greek Prosecutor Recommends Trial for Golden Dawn's Parliamentary Group

Greek prosecutor Isidoros Dogiakos, handling the criminal investigation of far-right Golden Dawn party, recommended to a council of judges earlier today that its current 16-member parliamentary group -- as well as the two that have resigned -- should be trialed on...

Golden Dawn Members Trial in November

According to Greek court sources the trial of Golden Dawn members will begin in mid-November, as all the investigating and preparatory work has already been completed. Greek authorities are looking for the most appropriate large court room, as the defendants are many. The...

Trial Begins for Strawberry Farm Workers Shooting

The trial of the owner of a strawberry farm in Nea Manolada in Peloponnese began on Friday, June 6, along with his three foremen accused of shooting at a group of Bangladeshi migrant workers. The shooting occurred on April 2013,...

Golden Dawn Members on Trial for Murder

The 29-year-old fireman, Christos Steriopoulos, and 25-year-old private sector employee, Dionyssis Liakopoulos, appeared in court on Wednesday over charges of murdering a 27-year-old Pakistani in Athens on January 17. The trial opened under heavy police presence. The two members of Golden Dawn are accused...

Marfin and Ianos Attacks: Trial Postponed to May 2014

The trial for the attacks on Marfin Bank and “Ianos” bookstore has been postponed to the 14th of May 2014, by the Greek Mixed Jury Court. The arson took place during the anti-government demonstration in 2010 in the centre...

Lakis Gavalas' Trial Postponed

Lakis Gavalas’ trial has been postponed for the 27th of October 2014. He was arrested again on Wednesday, for the sixth time, for debts to the State, this time amounting to 712,000 euros. The renowned designer has already been in...

Tsochatzopoulos Back to Court

The first morning hours of 11 April 2012, the Public prosecutor Popi Papandreou rang the bell of the neoclassical house at Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, announcing the former Minister of Defense his arrest warrant for political money laundering. Akis Tsochatzopoulos...

Nikolaos Bouikidis Faces Death Penalty For Meth Smuggling in Indonesia

Greek citizen Nikolaos Bouikidis, 36, will stand trial on February 7 on charges of drug smuggling, after he tried to smuggle 4.2kg of crystal methamphetamine in the resort island of Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia last October. Prosecutor Ketut Sujaya asked the...