At the Athens Court of First Instance, the first was held today Criminal proceedings.

More specifically, through a meeting, he was examined by the 5th Athens Investigator, a defendant held in Korydallos prisons, without being transferred to the investigator’s office.

Justice Minister George Floridis, on the occasion of this fact, said: “Today’s criminal interrogation meeting is a confirmation of the government’s daily effort to create the conditions that ensure the fastest and effective administration of justice. This is an important moment in the process of digitizing criminal courts, which helps decisively to serve the citizens, with complete safeguarding their rights. “

The introduction of digital tools in the field of criminal justice is provided by the Code of Criminal Procedure and the JMD, covering the whole criminal proceedings, namely, pre -trial, interrogation and in particular, and with the remote examination of all participants, accused, witnesses.

The launch of the congregation and in criminal courts brings savings to save significant economic and human resources, as there will be avoiding transfers and unnecessary movements involved in each court case.

Michalis Dimitrakopoulos, a lawyer for the defendant examined, said:

“It is a change in the Code of Criminal Procedure that will work beneficial. This avoids the defendant unnecessary and very difficult for him painful transfers from one part of Greece to another and at the same time safeguard the accused’s procedural rights, while given the opportunity to be rapidly awarded justice. “