Athens court

After months of investigation, the Hellenic Police (ELAS) is poised to present prosecutors with a file on the activities of Rouvikonas (Rubicon in Greek), the anarchist group that has recently stepped up its attacks on political and business targets, in a bid to investigate whether its members can face tougher penalties.

Greece's Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a request to extradite a Russian cybercrime suspect to the United States to stand trial for allegedly laundering billions of dollars using the virtual currency bitcoin.

Alexander Vinnik made his final appearance at an Athens court Wednesday amid an ongoing legal battle between the US and Russia, who are both seeking his extradition.

Greece's Supreme Court is due to rule whether to allow the extradition of a Russian cybercrime suspect to the United States to stand trial for allegedly laundering billions of dollars using the virtual currency bitcoin.

Alexander Vinnik appeared at the Athens court Wednesday amid an ongoing legal battle between the US and Russia who are both seeking his extradition.

An Athens court of appeals acquitted Cypriot pop singer Michalis Hatziyiannis of money laundering charges on Thursday.

Hatziyiannis had been accused of legalizing undeclared revenues by transferring the sum of 5.3 million euros to Cyprus in 2010-11.

An Athens court on Monday started hearing the case of the 2014 attempted murder of lawyer Giorgos Antonopoulos, where the accused are two of three Albanian convicts allegedly involved in the killing last month of another lawyer, Michalis Zafeiropoulos.

An Athens court on Thursday ordered the seizure of real estate assets and cash deposits held by former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, as well as fining him 1.5 million euros, of which he will have to pay 1 million euros.

An Athens court on Wednesday rejected the appeals of convicted crime boss Panayiotis Vlastos and another 14 people against their convictions for the kidnapping of shipowner Pericles Panagopoulos in January 2009.

The criminal trial against the leadership and members of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn continued on Friday at an Athens court with the testimony of a former official of the party who provided judges with an insight into its operation and aims.

Relatives and friends of loved ones who died in the Helios Airways crash were on Monday marking 12 years since the deadliest aviation incident in Cypriot and Greek history.

Greece's Supreme Court has vindicated 393 finance ministry cleaning ladies who were sacked in September, 2013.

The court rejected the appeal lodged by the Greek state in November 2014 against a ruling by the Athens Court of First Instance, according to which the cleaners would get their jobs back.