As readers of these pages are aware, Andreas Georgiou is still fighting for justice in the Greek republic. This year, the battle around a conviction for slander is coming to a head. On July 28th, the plaintiff in the slander case demanded that the penalties for this conviction be applied immediately, before Andreas’ appeal can…
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The slander appeal is submitted to the Greek Supreme court, and Nikolaos Stroblos quickly makes an extraordinary request
On July 7th, Andreas submitted an appeal to the Greek Supreme Court to annul the slander judgment. Two weeks later, the plaintiff in the slander case, Nikolaos Stroblos, presented Andreas with a demand for immediate “obligatory execution” of the original slander judgment. This demand requires Andreas to pay Stroblos 18,443 euro immediately, and publish a…
Appeal of the slander conviction has been rejected
We are very sorry to report that Andreas appeal of his “simple slander” conviction has been rejected by the Appeals Court. Andreas intends to take the case to the Greek Supreme Court, since there were several striking contradictions and problems in the written judgment. To remind you of this case, it is a slander case…
Yet another postponement of the slander appeal
Article 6 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted in 1950, entitles an accused “to a fair and public hearing within a reasonable time by an independent and impartial tribunal established by law.” The Andreas Georgiou saga stretches the term “reasonable” to its limits. The hearing date for…
A delayed appeal, and an excellent investigative article
The judicial hearing of Andreas’ appeal of the slander trial, which was scheduled for May of this year, was postponed at the plaintiff’s request to January 16, 2020. Part of what characterizes this saga is the repeated delays and postponements to virtually every judicial process. But one interesting recent development is a truly comprehensive and…
The acquittal stands, but the saga continues
At last, Andreas has been irreversibly acquitted on the primary charge of falsifying the deficit and causing damage to the Greek economy. The Chief Prosecutor has not asked for an annulment (this time). This is not the end of the saga, however, since there is still a significant open legal case, and one irreversible conviction…