Crime
Ten things we should never forget about rape
The case of Alexis Georgoulis, a member of the European Parliament for SYRIZA who resigned after an investigation into alleged sexual abuse, brought back familiar stereotypes about rape, which many of us hoped had been put to rest by now. But since repetition is the only way to deconstruct these cliches and disconnected inferences, let's clarify some points again:
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Police crack case involving major criminal extortion racket
The Attica Security Police Extortion Department on Thursday said it had cracked a case involving one of the largest known criminal organizations, following a two-year investigation. According to sources, up to 60 people have been identified as suspects.
Player accused of rape released
Volos FC goalkeeper Boris Klaiman, accused of raping a minor, has been released on €20,000 bail. The soccer player was arrested at dawn on Tuesday in Kolonaki after he was accused of raping a teenager from Belgium who was in Greece on a school trip.
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20 detained in anti-cybercrime op
In an operation against cybercrime in 11 provinces, 20 suspects have been detained as they have been determined to target companies and senior public officials and to seize the information of 85 million people, selling them with the fake e-mails.
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Building defenses in schools
The increase in violence and bullying at Greek schools is not and should not be treated as a public order issue.
Educators should have the tools to mobilize the school community and social services when they see a student showing problematic behavior, before the problem reaches the police.
Schools themselves need to be strengthened to control the bullying epidemic.
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Hooligans involved in attack against soccer fans to face prosecutor
The four men who were arrested in Ioannina in northwestern Greece last Friday, after security camera footage showed them beating four fans of a local soccer team will appear before a prosecutor on Tuesday on charges of attempted manslaughter.
Man jailed for life for murder of gas company worker
A man has been handed a life sentence and 13 additional years' imprisonment for the murder of a 41-year-old natural gas company employee in a northeastern Athens suburb in October 2021.
Bulgaria: A Ukrainian and Two Syrians were Detained for Trafficking
The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office will prosecute a Ukrainian and two Syrians for being traffickers.
The three were detained in an apartment in the residential complex "Zapaden Park" in the city of Sofia. In order to obtain for themselves a property benefit, the accused V.K., K.D. and M.M. assisted 40 Syrian citizens to stay in Bulgaria illegally.
Police detain more than 130 in major forex scam op
Istanbul police's anti-cybercrimes unit has conducted a large-scale simultaneous operation against 153 suspects at 88 addresses regarding forex investment fraud and has detained 132 people.
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Ten arrested in northern Greece for computer fraud
Ten people were arrested on Thursday in Thessaloniki for online fraud, police said.
The suspects had created fake websites of legitimate banks through which they copied the personal information and passwords of their victims and used them to transfer large sums of money to their own bank accounts and others abroad.
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