Irini Mourtzoukou, 24, was arrested on unrelated libel charges filed by her stepfather while at the Ampelokipoi Police Station to report alleged defamation by a journalist. Currently under scrutiny in a homicide investigation into the deaths of five children, authorities clarified that her arrest is not connected to that case. Mourtzoukou, who spent the night in custody, is set to appear in court today to face the libel allegations.
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A 38-year-old Pakistani migrant, who had lived in Greece for over a decade, was found dead at the Agios Panteleimon Police Department. He had been detained on September 18 for damage charges and died on September 21. Friends allege he was brutally beaten while in custody. A press conference by KEERFA is scheduled for today to address the incident.