A week after a Greek court declared unconstitutional a law that
bans electronic games, the public prosecutor at the Thessaloniki
Court of Appeals has initiated an appeal procedure and ordered a
retrial. The decision of 10th September released two proprietors
and an employee of internet cafés who had been charged under the
new law.
At the same time, four other members of the Greek Gaming and
Internet Café community were brought to court yesterday, whilst
individuals have been arrested in four cities and many computers
have been seized.
The details of the appeal have not yet been disclosed.
Last week a Thessaloniki court ruled that the Law Number 3037 of
the Greek Parliament was in contrast with article 5 of the Greek
constitution regarding the free dissemination of ideas, and also
with EU law.
Internet café owners are now determined to start suing
government agencies and public services claiming that they are also
breaking the law, since electronic games are installed in all the
operational systems run on their computers, and also in most mobile
phones, Greek newspapers reported yesterday.
