Greece has brought criminal charges against two former protected witnesses in the Novartis bribery case for alleged perjury. The witnesses, once shielded by the government, are set to stand trial in March 2025. Their testimonies implicated senior politicians, doctors, and civil servants in a major corruption scandal that has rocked Greece.
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Authorities in Thessaloniki have launched an investigation into claims that a senior soccer club executive threatened to disrupt the metro inauguration, scheduled to be led by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Deputy Minister Nikos Tachiaos reported receiving warnings of potential chaos, though the club in question denied issuing threats.
A 19-year-old man has been jailed in connection with the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old boy in Markopoulo. Authorities believe the incident is linked to a long-standing feud within the Roma community, with the child’s father, recently released from prison, thought to have been the intended target.