Police request fresh remand for Avakoum monk

Archimandrite Nektarios, one of the monks involved in the Osiou Avakoum Monastery scandal, appeared in court on Wednesday with a new defence attorney, as his eight-day remand is up.

Nektarios’ new defence attorney is Eftasthios Efstathiou, after his former representation Adriana Klaedes distanced herself due to disagreements with her client.

At the start of the hearing, police requested that the monk be re-remanded into custody for a further eight-days, with the defence raising objections to the request.