Athens court
Finance Ministry cleaning ladies ready to 'return to work on Monday'
Some 400 Finance Ministry cleaners who were placed in a labor pool eight months ago said on Friday that they will return to work on Monday after an Athens court upheld their appeal against the decision.
The ruling comes as the period of assessment after which it will be decided whether they will be let go or rehired is about to expire.
Court calls for rehiring of 397 sacked Finance Ministry cleaners
An Athens court has accepted an appeal by hundreds of Finance Ministry cleaners who were put into a so-called mobility scheme of forced transfers and dismissals, the womens' lawyer Yiannis Karouzos said on Friday, referring to a "landmark decision."
According to Karouzos, the Athens Court of First Instance upheld the appeal by the 397 workers, ordering that the women be rehired.
Luqman Shehzad’s killers sentenced to life in prison
An Athens court Tuesday sentenced two Greek men to life in prison for murdering Luqman Shehzad, a 27-year-old Pakistani national, in Athens last year.
Judges said there were no extenuating circumstances that could lessen the sentence.
Tsochatzopoulos found guilty over source of wealth declaration
