Antonopoulos

Athens lawyer Giorgos Antonopoulos, who was remanded in custody in April in connection with a so-called "mafia" said to be operating in the capital's high-security Korydallos Prison, appealed for his release Wednesday, citing an attempt on his life.

Disgraced energy executive Aristeidis Floros was granted conditional release from prison on Tuesday by an Athens court that is hearing his second appeal against a conviction for embezzlement and money laundering.

The prominent Athens lawyers Alexandros Lykourezos and Theodoros Panagopoulos, who are accused of links to the Korydallos Prison "mafia," are to face an investigating magistrate on Monday.

Alexandros Lykourezos and Theodoros Panagopoulos, two prominent Athens lawyers allegedly embroiled in the so-called Korydallos Prison "mafia," were on Friday given an extension to prepare their defense before an investigating magistrate.

One of the most high-profile criminal lawyers in the country, Alexandros Lykourezos, was arrested on Thursday by officers of the police's counterterrorism unit in connection with the so-called "mafia" said to be operating in the Korydallos maximum-security prison in Athens. Another lawyer and an associate of Lykourezos was also arrested on Friday morning.

One of the most high-profile criminal lawyers in the country, Alexandros Lykourezos, was arrested on Thursday by officers of the police's counterterrorism unit in connection with the so-called "mafia" said to be operating in the Korydallos maximum-security prison in Athens.

Another lawyer and an associate of Lykourezos, Theodoros Panagopoulos, was also arrested on Friday morning.

"The Ruralists" is a group show at the A. Antonopoulou Gallery where 13 Greek artists explore rural life and themes related to nature in paintings and sculptures, photographs and installations created using a plethora of materials and techniques. Opening hours are Wednesdays to Fridays from 2 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m.

Another three members of the SYRIZA-led government requested state rent subsidies, Skai has reported following the resignation of Alternate Social Solidarity Minister Rania Antonopoulou in a benefit row and that of her husband, Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou.

The head of the main opposition party, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has criticized the government for failing to call for the resignation of Alternate Social Solidarity Minister Rania Antonopoulou sooner, in the wake of revelations that the leftist official had been receiving state rent subsidies for an apartment in one of Athens's most expensive neighborhoods.

Alternate Minister for Social Solidarity Rania Antonopoulou resigned on Monday afternoon following revelations that she received 23,000 euros in state rent subsidies for an apartment in the chic Athens neighborhood of Kolonaki