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The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 08-10-01
From: The Hellenic Radio (ERA) <www.ert.gr/>
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[01] Batopedi Monastery: Accounts Frozen
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Batopedi Monastery: Accounts Frozen
01 Ïêô 2008 00:03:00
By Katerina Ioannidou
Sources: ÁNA-ÌPA-ÍÅÔ-ÍÅÔ 105.8
After the freezing of 41 million account of the Batopedi Monastery, the
Authority for the combat of money laundering has decided to freeze a
second account mounting to 18 million regarding pieces of land in Mikra
Thessaloniki. In parallel, in their announcement, the Monasterys
lawyers have expressed its intention to return all its real estate from
exchanges of land with the Greek state, maintaining that the Greek
state forwarded the exchanges of land. PASOK party deputies, Dimitris
Reppas, Evangelos Benizelos and Dinos Roblias proposed a draft-bill for
the settlement of ownership in Bisthonida and the exchanges of land
between the Greek state and the Batopedi Monastery. SYRIZA party
deputy, Yiannis Dragasakis, after his statement to Prosecutor, eleni
Sotiropoulou spoke of a complex scandal and political responsibilities.
Mr. Dragasakis also presented 3 Economics Ministry vouchers approving
sums for the Batopedi Monastery till February, 2008 for allowing
fishermen to fish in Bisthonida lake despite of the exchange of land.
In the meantime, Supreme Court deputy-Prosecutor, Andreas Zygouras has
been assigned to rule on Athens Notary Public Association question on
whether notary public Aikaterini Peleki-Boulgarakis participation in
real estate management companies is legal or not. According to judicial
sources, however, legislation forbids issue of ruling when
investigation on a similar case is in progress.
Translated by Chrisanthi Sarantis
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