Greek-American Politician Kasselakis Convicted for False Wealth Declaration

Greek-American Politician Kasselakis Convicted for False Wealth Declaration

Stefanos Kasselakis was president of the leftist SYRIZA. Credit: Eva The Lefty / Public Domain An Athens court on Thursday convicted Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of the Movement for Democracy party, and gave him a suspended prison sentence of 30 months. The court also slapped him with a 50,000 euro fine over a discrepancy in the wealth declaration he submitted while he was president of leftist opposition SYRIZA. Politicians, journalists and o…

Stefanos Kasselakis was found guilty of violating the law on bribery and was given a 30-month suspended sentence and a 50,000 euro fine by the Single-Member Misdemeanor Court.

The prosecutor requested the defendant's acquittal due to lack of intent, but the court did not adopt his proposal.

The First Single-Member Misdemeanor Court found the former president of SYRIZA and leader of the Democracy Movement, Stefanos Kasselakis, guilty of a misdemeanor violation of the law on bribery. Specifically, St.

Kasselakis convicted over discrepancy in wealth declaration

An Athens court on Thursday convicted Stefanos Kasselakis, the leader of the Movement for Democracy party, to a suspended prison sentence of 30 months and slapped him with a 50,000 euro fine.

The Athens Single-Member Misdemeanor Court imposed a 30-month prison sentence, suspended for three years, and a 50,000 euro fine on former SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis for violating the law on…More...