Alexandros Giotopoulos to Return to Korydallos Prison After Supreme Court Ruling

Convicted leader of Greek militant group sent back to prison

Convicted leader of Greek militant group sent back to prison

Alexandros Giotopoulos to Return to Korydallos Prison After Supreme Court Ruling

ATHENS - The Greek Supreme Court has published a ruling accepting a proposal by Deputy Prosecutor Sofoklis Logothetis to overturn a decision by the Piraeus Court of Appeal Judicial Council that had recently ordered the release of Alexandros Giotopoulos, who was serving 17 life sentences for his role in the November 17 terrorist organisation. As a result, Giotopoulos will be re-arrested and returned to Korydallos prison. Members of 17 November th…

Greece Orders November 17 Terror Group Leader Back to Jail

Giotopoulos was allowed to leave prison in late May after serving 24 years. Credit: AMNA Alexandros Giotopoulos, the leader of the notorious November 17 terrorist group, is being sent back to prison just two weeks after he was released. Giotopoulos—who is serving 17 life sentences plus an additional 25 years—was allowed to leave prison in late May after serving 24 years. However, Greece’s highest court (the Supreme Court) has blocked that decisi…

Convicted November 17 leader ordered back to prison weeks after release

Greece’s Supreme Court has ordered the return to prison of Alexandros Giotopoulos, the convicted leader of the disbanded November 17 militant organisation, less than three weeks after he was released on parole. The 82-year-old, who is serving 17 life sentences plus an additional 25 years for his role in the group’s campaign of assassinations and bombings, was released from Korydallos Prison on May 21 after spending around 24 years behind bars. H…