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CoE report laments unchanged selection process for top judges, prosecutors
The Council of Europe's anti-corruption body GRECO had criticized Greece's refusal to allow peers to be involved in the process of appointing senior judges and prosecutors.
Former prosecutor goes on trial for binning thousands of cases
The former head of the Prosecutor's Office on the Ionian island of Corfu is going on trial on Tuesday, accused of abuses of power and the manipulation of public documents that resulted in thousands of criminal charges being dropped.
Konstantopoulou pushes Tempe investigation committee
In an incident during Monday's parliamentary investigation into the Tempe rail crash, Zoi Konstantopoulou, leader of the Course of Freedom party, sought to put pressure on the commitee despite being excluded from speaking due to a conflict of interest.
The Tempe train collision in February 2023 resulted in the loss of 57 lives and left numerous others injured.
Train collision anniversary marked with accusations of cover-up
Relatives of the victims of the Tempe train collision in central Greece in late February last year attend a press conference on Monday at the Journalists' Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA) headquarters.
Prosecutor shelves probe into ADAE members over alleged leaks to the press
The Athens Prosecutor's Office has closed the case against four members of the independent authority responsible for privacy, ADAE, for allegedly leaking information about the wiretapping of a journalist to the press, Kathimerini understands.
Corinth: Investigation and the possibility of incest in the family of the Paleochristians - Horror with the children
One of the children of the 46-year-old who will be brought before the prosecutor is pregnant but has not said who the father is
Father and 15-year-old son of Amish-like family living off-grid arrested
The 47-year-old father of the self-described "early Christian" family living in the Corinthia municipality, Peloponnese, in a makeshift dwelling without modern rudimentary facilities, was arrested on Sunday for failure to comply with the compulsory education requirement for his three minor children.
Judicial reform to exclude court process for social media insults
In a major shift in the resolution of defamation offenses on social media, a new judicial reform envisages to only impose fines, closing off the litigation process, daily Hürriyet has reported.
President Radev Vetoes Changes to Criminal Procedure Code, Citing Constitutional Concerns
President Rumen Radev has taken a decisive stance against amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, effectively vetoing provisions aimed at reinstating the Plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council and bolstering the powers of the Prosecutor General.
EPPO drops charges against MEP Maria Spyraki in fraud case
The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has decided to dismiss its proceedings against Greek MEP Maria Spyraki, in a case of suspected fraud in relation to the management of the parliamentary allowance, and in particular concerning the remuneration of Accredited Parliamentary Assistants.