Criminal lawyers in Greece can provide assistance on legal matters pertaining to the Greek Penal Code. The legislation refers to a variety of offences committed against individuals, groups of people or the society at large, and against authorities.
Our Greek lawyers can assist in criminal cases that are judged in accordance with the Greek law, but they may also participate in international criminal law proceedings. If you need immediate legal advice, we recommend you to get in touch with our law firm, where you can receive the necessary legal support for the next actions that should be taken.
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Why select our team of criminal lawyers in Greece?
There are many attorneys in Greece providing legal representation in a variety of branches of law. However, for criminal cases it is mandatory to address to lawyers specialized in legal issues regulated by the Penal Code.
Not all lawyers have the necessary experience or abilities to represent clients in complicated criminal cases, therefore, when selecting a lawyer or a team of lawyers in Greece, it is crucial to hire those that have the highest credentials in this branch. We recommend you to hire our criminal lawyers in Greece for the following reasons:
- in-depth experience in representing clients involved in criminal cases (as suspects and victims);
- clear and professional approach towards establishing the defense for our clients;
- court experience in all types of Greek courts;
- many successful cases, in areas related to domestic violence, drugs, fraud, property crimes, financial crimes, etc;
- constant legal support and competitive fees.
When can an individual be arrested in Greece?
If a legal situation is regulated by the criminal law, the person committing the respective crime can be arrested. The legislation in Greece stipulates that a person can be arrested only when he or she is caught in the act of doing an unlawful act pertaining to the Penal Code or if there are plausible evidence and motives to arrest a suspect, a case in which a warrant is required.
How long can the police detain an individual?
Once the police have arrested a person that is suspect of a crime, the individual can be taken to police custody, where he or she can stay for a limited period of time. The following apply:
- provided that the crime is one without a warrant (meaning, the police observed an unlawful criminal act or if the police was called to intervene in a situation), the accused person must be arrested in maximum 24 hours since the event was registered;
- once the person is taken to police arrest, is it legally required to bring the person in front of the prosecutor within the first 24 hours of the arrest;
- the temporary police custody is usually 24-48 hours;
- in cases where the courts consider that there is plausible evidence that the suspect is the person who committed the crime, he or she can be detained (this means that the individual will be transferred to a Greek prison for a period of up to 18 months, pending the trial).
It must be noted that the Greek legislation stipulates that this period of time is counted to the overall sentence the person will receive, provided that the judges will decide the suspect is guilty, once the trial is completed.
Persons who are detained have a separate regime than those who have received a jail sentence (in the sense that they have more rights, which can be detailed by our law firm in Greece).
We invite you to address our Greek lawyers for more information on other steps involved in a criminal case trial. You can also contact us for other services pertaining civil law, such as immigration, commercial and tax laws, marriage to a Greek national, inheritance and property (we can help you buy a house in Greece).