Greek justice has awarded compensation to the master of a container ship who had been held in the country for years on false smuggling accusations.
In an unusual twist, judges also extended the indemnity to the master’s wife, who was never personally accused of wrongdoing.
According to Lumar SA, the container ship’s owner, this is the first known case in which Greek courts have awarded third-party compensation under a new provision introduced into the country’s criminal law in 2019.
