Crime Archives - Hellenic Observer

The Qatargate Files:Hundreds of leaked documents reveal scale of EU corruption scandal

Posted by Okan Afshin
3 weeks ago

Evidence from the European Parliament’s graft investigation provides a record of more than 300 alleged attempts to manipulate EU democracy. Call them the Qatargate...

Top human rights prize targeted by Qatargate corruption suspects

Posted by Hosmunt Bayram
3 weeks ago

Suspects allegedly interfered with EU Sakharov Prize nominations to help foreign governments, leaked police files suggest. The EU’s highest honor for human rights work...

Courage in the Face of Tyranny – Remembering Alexei Navalny

Posted by Okan Afshin
10 months ago

“A concrete kennel, measuring 2.5m x 3m. Most often, it is unbearable due to the cold and dampness. Water collects on the floor, and...

President Wickremesinghe’s Contribution To Securing IMF Loan For Sri Lanka

Posted by Okan Afshin
1 year ago

Brussels (08/11 – 50) On March 20, the IMF approved a $3 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) to support Sri Lanka amid its economic...

Notorious Benjamin Wey Sues Sri Lanka For $250 Million

Posted by Nuray Isra
1 year ago

London (05/11 – 44.44) Benjamin Wey, a Chinese-American financier, founder of Fintech Holdings and a history of legal trouble, is suing Sri Lanka for $250...

Greece: A “forged” Letter Attempting to Absolve NGO Ark of The World Founder of Sexual Indecency With Minors

Posted by Cahill Ahmet
1 year ago

Father Antonios Papanikolaou, founder of a Greek charitable nonprofit organization, was accused by two minors of sexual misconduct. A letter has surfaced, allegedly written...

Melbourne Community Leader Tony Tsourdalakis Slapped With Restraining Order

Posted by Gulya Afet
1 year ago

The President of the Cretan Federation of Australia and New Zealand (CFANZ), Tony Tsourdalakis, was slapped with a personal safety intervention order by a...

Cyprus Investigates How Local Companies Help Russian Oligarchs

Posted by Nuray Isra
1 year ago

Cyprus law enforcement is investigating the attempted £1 billion (about $1.2 billion) stake transfer by a Russian oligarch on the day he faced EU...

Two Arrests in Greece and Germany in An EPPO Investigation Into €30.7 Million VAT Fraud

Posted by Aiyla Afet
1 year ago

(Luxembourg, 17 November 2023) – Two people have been arrested this week at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens...

Takedown of Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants With Fake Documents By Air, Eleven Arrests

Posted by Isra Miray
1 year ago

Authorities in Belgium and Greece have dismantled a network that was smuggling irregular migrants via Belgian airports to other European countries, including Norway. Mainly...