An investigating magistrate and the public prosecutor investigating the charges of child rape and molestation against former National Theatre artistic director and actor Dimitris Lignadis ruled early on Friday that he should be held in custody until trial.

"Together we break the silence. You are no longer alone," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in social media posts on Thursday, referring to the newly created government website metoogreece.gr (#MeTooGreece).