Criminal law

Police arrested three men and a minor who assaulted police officers while resisting arrest in Corinthia on Monday in a case linked to an arson report.

Police attempted to arrest the four suspects, linked to an arson attack, but they resisted and attacked officers. They attempted to flee, but they were eventually located and arrested.

A GDBOP (Main Directorate "Fighting Organized Crime") officer, Georgi Karakolev, has been placed under house arrest on charges of espionage. The decision was made by the Sofia City Court, citing the serious health condition of Karakolev's wife and the need for him to care for their three children.

A 59-year-old man impersonating judicial and military authorities was handed 10 months suspended jail sentence in Thessaloniki on Thursday.

The man presented himself on social media as "national prosecutor" and a career military man with hunting rifles at his possession which he would use to hurt people.

A 19-year-old man was facing felony charges on Wednesday for allegedly cutting cables on the Athens metro on Saturday.

According to transport authorities, the man was spotted by police officers cutting wires near an electric substation close to Line 1's Iraklio stop and was arrested after attempting to flee.

According to the indictment, together with her husband, V.K., she is accused of having allowed the boy's killers to use weapons.
At today's trial, they should present their defense and have the indictment read to them.

Bulgarian authorities apprehended 18,554 third-country nationals as illegal migrants in 2023, reflecting a significant 10.7% surge compared to the previous year, according to data released by the Interior Ministry.

The prosecutor in the trial of 35-year-old Roula Pispirigou from the western port city of Patra who stands accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter Georgina, has recommended she be found guilty of murder, and for an earlier failed attempt.

Prosecutor Eleftheria Spyridonakou argued that the evidence of Pispirigou's guilt was overwhelming.

A significant development unfolded in Silistra, northwestern Bulgaria, where authorities successfully detained a group of eight illegal migrants, marking a crucial step in addressing the ongoing challenges related to illegal migration. The detainees, hailing from Syria and Iraq, included minors and were part of a larger group attempting unauthorized entry into Bulgaria.

The government is planning a string of important reform initiatives across a range of areas, from tertiary education and family law to the way that justice operates.

Police authorities announce the arrest of two men for hits on two prominent members of the Greek underworld on Thursday. An Athens prosecutor indicted two ethnic Greeks from countries of the former Soviet Union, aged 39 and 21. They were charged with nine felonies and seven misdemeanors. A third person, who is allegedly connected to one of the suspects, was only charged with misdemeanors.