Vatopedi Monastery head monk's trial before a court of misdemeanors
Ephraim, the former head monk at the Vatopedi Monastery, and his assistant Arsenios were yesterday indicted for trial for refusing to appear before a parliamentary committee to answer questions about their involvement in a land swap with the state. Both monks had claimed they could not testify as witnesses in a case in which they are implicated as suspects. Their trial, before a court of misdemeanors, has been set for February 25.