At the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Varibobi, Archimandrite Jacob Yosakis celebrates the Divine Liturgy every Sunday.
This clergyman made headlines nearly 20 years ago (in 2005) when his name was implicated in the judicial corruption scandal.
Iakovos Yosakis was found guilty found guilty in February 2019 by the Court of Appeals to a twelve-year prison sentence (suspended) for the offenses of passive and active bribery, acting as an intermediary in bribery, and direct complicity in the laundering of proceeds from illegal activities.
It should be recalled that in 2010, a businessman alleged that Yosakis had blackmailed him into paying 60,000 euros to the appellate judges in order to have him acquitted in a trial concerning the so-called «Paradikastiko 1.».
So, today, Eighteen years later, Iakovos Yosakis continues to serve as a priest, According to a report by protothema.gr. Initially at the Church of St. George in Kamatero in 2018, and now at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Varibobi.
Both churches fall under the jurisdiction of the Metropolis of Ilion, Acharnes, and Petroupolis. The local Metropolitan also has the authority to refer the matter to an ecclesiastical court, if necessary.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 44, § 1, of Law 590/1977, «on the Statutory Charter of the Church of Greece,» «misconduct by clergy and monks relating to the duties and professions of their faith shall be adjudicated by ecclesiastical courts.».
