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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 2003-08-06Macedonian Press Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY Thessaloniki, August 6, 2003 SECTIONS
NEWS HEADLINES[A] NATIONAL NEWS[B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS[A] NATIONAL NEWSAccording to unconfirmed information, the tourist attempted this action after a bet placed with his friends. But at that moment, the driver started the vehicle, and drove over Benney M. Matthew, aged 30, killing him. The driver and the two workers in the back of the truck testified that all the British were drunk, while the victim's friends claimed they "suddenly lost him". The driver was taken to the DA and charged with involuntary manslaughter and was then released. According to the data presented yesterday by Mr. Tsochatzopoulos, the number of tourists visiting from certain countries this year, presents fluctuations in comparison to last year. Specifically, English tourists have increased by 10% in relation to 2002, Austrians by 25%, while there are similar increases in the French and Italian. In contrast, there is a problem with German tourists, who are estimated to be 5%-10% less than last year. never feared punishment or any other reaction from the organization after he decided to leave. After the end of his testimony, the court is expected to rule on the request submitted by prosecuting attorney Mr. Lykourezos to cross examine Tselentis and Gi otopoulos. The incident began with the accusation made by Ioannis Rachiotis, attorney for Giotopoulos (alleged leader of the organization), that accused Patroklos Tselentis of "deception", supporting that with his testimony he is attempting to substantiate the char ges of instigation attributed to Giotopoulos regarding most of 17N's crimes. Thomas Papagiannis, attorney to Mr. Tselentis, said "when I told you that Tselentis was not involved in the Momferatos case, Giotopoulos was celebrating. What are you saying now?", to which Mr. Rachiotis responded: "Now the scenario is being revealed". The incident was ended with the intervention of the court President, Michalis Margaritis. [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWSMacedonian Press Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |