Marinakis

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Strait from Wikipedia, "fit and proper Chairman" hmmmmm

Alleged drug trafficking​

A Greek drug trafficking investigation that started in 2014, regarding Noor 1, a ship owned by Pantelis Kalafatis, was investigated by the Greek Coast Guard, the DEA and the Greek judicial authorities and culminated in the conviction of various individuals and two arrest warrants for Turkish nationals.

In March 2018, Marinakis was charged with drug trafficking. The accusations against Marinakis were described as "very serious charges" following an investigation after the tanker Noor 1 was intercepted at the Greek port of Piraeus carrying 2.1 tonnes of heroin in 2014. According to the jailed co-owner of Noor 1, Efthymios Yiannousakis, the vessel had in fact carried an additional ton of heroin (worth $70 million) which was unloaded on the island of Crete and trafficked to mainland Europe before Greek authorities managed to intercept the rest of the cargo. The judicial council of the Piraeus Lower Court touched on all related issues and ruled that the prosecutor's order was not justified. surely not.

 

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In January 2021, the judge came to the conclusion that there was no evidence implicating Marinakis, and therefore concluded his investigation,The Piraeus Appeals Prosecutor disagreed with the investigator's proposal and returned the case file for further investigation requesting the conduct of additional investigative acts, a proposal with which the investigator disagreed. The dispute was called upon to be resolved by the judicial council, which of its own volition decided that the interrogation should continue, now separated from the Turkish financiers and traffickers of the heroin. in January 2025, the Piraeus Magistrate's Council of Judges ruled that there was insufficient evidence to press charges against Marinakis and others, bringing the investigation to an end after six years. The court referenced reports from the Financial Police Directorate and the DEA which found no link between Marinakis and the financing of the heroin shipment aboard the Noor 1. The court also reviewed various witness testimonies including that of journalist Alexander Clapp, stating that the evidence cited in his article "The Vampire Ship" and submitted to the investigation was contradicted by the case file and considered unreliable.

 

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Alexander Clapp is worth a google

 

[ASCPFC]

If people didn't realise that there's a huge Greek Mafia, then perhaps they will now. Worldwide, particularly with shipping. Drugs and people smuggling are their specialities.

 

[wilelliott88]

Fk Marinakis, Fk Forest & Fk Uefa....we won the FA cup on a limited budget and they won a court case, with presumably brown envelopes involved...let's produce the semi Cup final performance against these today, COYP!!

 

[becky]

It's being reported that Mr M is going to sue for Libel over the tifo that was put up yesterday, which I find a bit puzzling!

I thought you could only sue for libel is what was said/written was not true....... but the tifo clearly stated that Mr. M was NOT involved in (followed by a list of criminal activities), so here's the paradox

if he is innocent, then the tifo is stating a true fact and there can be no libel, or

the tifo lied and he's admitting that he is involved in all those things....

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

are the HF going to set up a "go fund me page" for this legal bollox.? Because I'd happily give , just to prolong the pantomime. The fat c-unit is just giving more publicity to his c-unitish behaviour.

And if there were any banners calling him a Fat C-unit, he wouldn't be able to sue, because it would also be a statement of fact. 😀

 

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It's being reported that Mr M is going to sue for Libel over the tifo that was put up yesterday, which I find a bit puzzling!

I thought you could only sue for libel is what was said/written was not true....... but the tifo clearly stated that Mr. M was NOT involved in (followed by a list of criminal activities), so here's the paradox

if he is innocent, then the tifo is stating a true fact and there can be no libel, or

the tifo lied and he's admitting that he is involved in all those things....

Who is he actually going to sue, the 4th bloke from the left?, i never knew the the HF was a limited company

 

[becky]

Who is he actually going to sue, the 4th bloke from the left?, i never knew the the HF was a limited company

Well, that's another question that no-one really seems to know the answer to - possibly the Club for allowing it to be displayed ?

 

[Common Sense Club]

It's being reported that Mr M is going to sue for Libel over the tifo that was put up yesterday, which I find a bit puzzling!

I thought you could only sue for libel is what was said/written was not true....... but the tifo clearly stated that Mr. M was NOT involved in (followed by a list of criminal activities), so here's the paradox

if he is innocent, then the tifo is stating a true fact and there can be no libel, or

the tifo lied and he's admitting that he is involved in all those things....

I know. Perhaps the image of him upset him as he had never managed to see his whole body when looking in a mirror.

 

[ASCPFC]

It's being reported that Mr M is going to sue for Libel over the tifo that was put up yesterday, which I find a bit puzzling!

I thought you could only sue for libel is what was said/written was not true....... but the tifo clearly stated that Mr. M was NOT involved in (followed by a list of criminal activities), so here's the paradox

if he is innocent, then the tifo is stating a true fact and there can be no libel, or

the tifo lied and he's admitting that he is involved in all those things....

Honestly reminds me of the Oscar Wilde libel case. Didn't work out too well for him.
Different standard of evidence in a libel case. I believe "reasonable belief" of involvement in criminal activities would be the threshold, rather than concrete evidence. At most, he'd get a joke apology.

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

The HF could hold another big banner at the next home game (or maybe Forest away), saying "we're so sorry we didn't mean to upset you, Mr. Fat....."

He's going to sue CPFC for allowing the banner, I would think. If he sues anyone.
I , personally, think he's better keeping his head down and letting it all blow over.

 

[Hughes1861]

Alexander Clapp is worth a google

Thanks for the tip. This report is very interesting and highlights extent of influence. How our FA can deem him fit and proper while he was facing charges (still at large) in football for match fixing and for what’s alleged in this report highlights the sham it is.

The Vampire Ship

How the seizure of Europe's largest heroin shipment created bloody fallout throughout the world—and sparked still-raging political corruption scandals in Turkey, Greece, and the Middle East

newrepublic.com

 

[Badger11]

It's being reported that Mr M is going to sue for Libel over the tifo that was put up yesterday, which I find a bit puzzling!

I thought you could only sue for libel is what was said/written was not true....... but the tifo clearly stated that Mr. M was NOT involved in (followed by a list of criminal activities), so here's the paradox

if he is innocent, then the tifo is stating a true fact and there can be no libel, or

the tifo lied and he's admitting that he is involved in all those things....

Robert Maxwell was famous for threatening to sue people but not following it up. He had expensive lawyers who purposely delayed bringing the case to trial. Of course his legal costs went up and up but then so did the person who he was suing. They often settled out of court simply because they ran out of money.

This is our justice system regarding libel.

Maxwell was the aggrieved party but the last thing he actually wanted was a trial, most who he sued would have loved to got the lying git on the stand.

The question you have to ask is why judge after judge allowed this tactic. The judge should have been saying you brought this case Mr Maxwell either settle it or we go to trial and if you are not ready that is your problem.

Bully boy abusing the legal system through money and power.

 

[Common Sense Club]

Way to go, Idaho!

On October 31, he announced he was suing Irini Karipidis, owner of Greek club Aris, for alleging Marinakis was involved in trafficking heroin, extortion, arson, and match-fixing. Karipidis had not been shy about these allegations, as they were reportedly posted on Nottingham Forest fan sites, posted them on X and YouTube, and even plastered them on a mobile billboard and had it driven around Nottingham on matchday.

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

Robert Maxwell was famous for threatening to sue people but not following it up. He had expensive lawyers who purposely delayed bringing the case to trial. Of course his legal costs went up and up but then so did the person who he was suing. They often settled out of court simply because they ran out of money.

This is our justice system regarding libel.

Maxwell was the aggrieved party but the last thing he actually wanted was a trial, most who he sued would have loved to got the lying git on the stand.

The question you have to ask is why judge after judge allowed this tactic. The judge should have been saying you brought this case Mr Maxwell either settle it or we go to trial and if you are not ready that is your problem.

Bully boy abusing the legal system through money and power.

It's like playing poker. you can have really good hands, but unless you've got money, the person with the biggest pot always comes out on top.

 

[palace_in_frogland]

There would be no doubt about the habeas corpus.

 

[Badger11]

It's like playing poker. you can have really good hands, but unless you've got money, the person with the biggest pot always comes out on top.

Exactly so where is the justice in that. Maxwell used libel laws to shut people up and it allowed him to rob the pensioners of the companies he owned.

 

[PalazioVecchio]

Honestly reminds me of the Oscar Wilde libel case. Didn't work out too well for him.
Different standard of evidence in a libel case. I believe "reasonable belief" of involvement in criminal activities would be the threshold, rather than concrete evidence. At most, he'd get a joke apology.

its ludicrous. A bit like saying "sorry for saying that you are not a rapist. That was rude of me. Cos clearly the truth of the matter is....eh, ......

Meanwhile i got a channel of Fake News here in Ireland telling me "Donald Trump was never officially convicted of any Jacob Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell women sex trafficking, but ....blah blah......

 

[Goal Machine]

The HF could hold another big banner at the next home game (or maybe Forest away), saying "we're so sorry we didn't mean to upset you, Mr. Fat....."

He's going to sue CPFC for allowing the banner, I would think. If he sues anyone.
I , personally, think he's better keeping his head down and letting it all blow over.

Agree. If I was him I'd let it all blow over.

However, I hope he takes it to court which drags it through the media, increasing exposure to the banner.

We'll take the £10k fine. A drop in the ocean.