Xeni Dimitriou

The Athens Misdemeanors Appeal Court on Tuesday handed a two-year sentence, suspended for three years, to the former chief of Greece's statistical service, ELSTAT.

Andreas Georgiou was found guilty on one of three counts of breach of duty for taking the decision to revise Greece's 2009 deficit figures without consulting with ELSTAT's other board members.

A prosecutor said on Monday (31 July) that the former head of Greece’s statistical office was found guilty as he did not consult fellow board members about the much-discussed revised 2009 deficit figures. The prosecutor also said he was an employee of the IMF at the same time.

An Athens prosecutor recommended Monday that Greece's former statistics chief, Andreas Georgiou, be convicted for breach of duty for not relinquishing the post he held at the International Monetary Fund while heading the statistics agency (ELSTAT) between August and November in 2010.

An Athens prosecutor has recommended that Greece's former statistics chief, Andreas Georgiou, be convicted of breach of duty for not relinquishing the IMF post he held for 21 years before he joined ELSTAT.

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) will pick up the bill for any legal and court costs incurred by its former officials, a provision of a draft bill submitted to Parliament Thursday stipulates.

According to the would-be legislation, the costs will be added to ELSTAT's budget and the statistics service would only avoid paying them if the former official is convicted.

Supreme Court Prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou on Wednesday ordered the reopening of a case against the former head of Greece's statistical service, Andreas Georgiou, after a Council of Appeals Court judges ruled for a second time that he should not face charges.

Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou on Wednesday asked that a Rethymno court revoke a ruling ordering 80 days of community service for three schoolchildren who were found guilty of participating in the occupation of their schools last September.

Greek judicial authorities have ordered an investigation into allegations that staff at a European Union-funded NGO sexually exploited refugees and misused money intended for their welfare.

Immigration Minister Ioannis Mouzalas on Monday handed Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou a letter from the EU's top humanitarian aid official outlining the allegations.

Supreme Court prosecutor Xeni Dimitriou on Wednesday called on a special prosecutor for minors to ensure that the twin brother of the 6-year-old girl killed by her father, a 61-year-old retired police officer, and the children's mother are given all the support they require.

The self-proclaimed trillionaire Artemis Sorras, whose activities are currently under investigation, could face charges of setting up a criminal organization and a raft of other felonies, reports said on Wednesday.