Disgraced energy exec gets suspended term on appeal
NOTICE-UPDATE
NOTICE-UPDATE Εκathimerini.com, complying with the general principles of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Law 4624/2019, and taking into account the principles of proportionality and data accuracy, as well as the extrajudicial complaint submitted by Mr. Aristidis Floros on 23.07.2024, who provided additional details to support his request, informs its readers that, pursuant to Supreme Court of Greece Decision No. 575/2024, which adjudicated the case according to Articles 528-529 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, all individuals involved and accused in the Energa-Hellas Power case, including Mr. Aristidis Floros, have been declared innocent of the charges brought against them for the acts of embezzlement, smuggling, and money laundering committed jointly and repeatedly.
A five-member criminal appeals court on Thursday significantly reduced the sentences of six people convicted in connection with the Energa power company scandal, including power executive Aristidis Floros.
Floros secured early release last year using forged medical documents, received a five-year suspended sentence. Another five defendants got lighter sentences, which were also suspended, while five more suspects were cleared.
The most lenient sentences were issued on the basis of the new penal code, which essentially abolished a law that had foreseen long terms for people found guilty of embezzling state funds.
