Vicky Stamatis, the wife of imprisoned former PASOK MP and Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, was arrested almost an hour ago at Panagitsa church located in the area of Haidari, a western suburb of Athens. According to her lawyer Fragiskos Ragousis, earlier today he received a call from an unknown man informing him that his client was spotted outside the church, while moments later he also called the police. Mrs. Stamatis is reportedly in bad psychical condition and is currently being transported to the Greek Police headquarters. Vicky Stamatis escaped the premises of Athens’ psychiatric institution “Dromokaiteion” yesterday. The room where she was being held guarded was found empty and signs that the window latch was broken alarmed police who were searching for her in Athens. She was initially jailed in Athens’ Korydallos prison, but was later transferred to a mental institution as psychiatrists foundt hat she suffers from severe depression. Mrs. Stamatis had repeatedly asked to be released, as she is mother to an underaged boy, but all her petitions ware denied. Akis Tsohatzopoulos’ wife has been in prison since April 2012 accused of money laundering and accepting illegal funds which the former Minister of Defense received from armament deals.
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