The multi-member First Instance Court of Rhodes has decided to annul the two same-sex marriages that took place on June 3, 2008, on the small island of Tilos. In its ruling, the court states that the marriages of a lesbian and of a gay couple are null and void. It struck down the accusation of breach of duty brought against the mayor of Tilos, Tasos Aliferis.

In a common press release three organizations OLKE, Athens Pride and the Hellenic Observatory of the Helsinki Agreements have denounced the court's ruling as unfair and the judges as biased and acting under the pressure of the government and Supreme Court prosecutor mr. Sanidas. They also cited a recent case of a french gay couple brought before the European Court of Human Rights, who was denied the recognition of its marriage in France.

The two greek couples have expressed their will to continues the legal battle until they are justified, even if that has to happen in the European Court of Human Rights. In the same press release the three organizations announced that a gay couple will resort directly to the European Court of Human Rights against the country's registered partnership law, which explicitly excludes same sex couples.