Greek Supreme Court Sends 17-Life-Term Giotopoulos Back to Prison
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Updated · Neos Kosmos · Jun 16
Greek Supreme Court Sends 17-Life-Term Giotopoulos Back to Prison
3 articles · Updated · Neos Kosmos · Jun 16
Summary
Alexandros Giotopoulos will return to prison after Greece’s Supreme Court voided a lower-court decision that had granted him conditional release.
The ruling nullified a Piraeus Appeals Council judgment that found he met the legal requirements for release under specific conditions.
Giotopoulos, arrested in 2002, was accused of directing the 17 November militant group’s murders, robberies and bombings; he has long denied the charges.
Greek appeal judges ultimately sentenced him to 17 life terms after an initial conviction carried 21 life sentences and 25 additional years.