Avakoum monks launch bakery business as criminal trial continues

Two former monks at the centre of the high-profile Avakoum monastery scandal have launched a bakery business in Lythrodontas while awaiting trial on a series of criminal charges.

Former monks Nektarios and Porfyrios, who face charges including conspiracy to defraud, forgery and the use of forged documents, theft by proxy, handling stolen goods, money laundering, interference with judicial proceedings and submitting false tax returns, said they have started “a new chapter” by producing cakes...