5/17/2023 0 Comments Alexandros giotopoulosThe government claims it has now been wiped out, although police officials say some November 17 members remain at large. The cracking of the group has been heralded by the Greek government as removing a major security threat ahead of the August 2004 Olympics in Athens. None of its members had ever been apprehended until a botched bomb plot last year triggered a string of arrests. The victims included four US officials, two Turkish diplomats and the British defence attache. November 17 is blamed for 23 murders and dozens of rocket and bomb attacks since 1975. His sentence is the longest passed in Greek legal history. He was found guilty last week of 961 crimes, including plotting 19 murders. He has steadfastly denied any links to the group. Giotopoulos, a French-born academic who lived under an alias in Greece for decades, sat impassively as judge Margaritis read out the sentences. "For the murder of Stephen Saunders: Dimitris Koufodinas, life. ![]() The presiding judge, Michalis Margaritis, passed sentence for, among other atrocities, the 2000 shooting of a British military attach¿ in Athens. Four defendants were acquitted because of lack of evidence. Last week the court, operating under anti-terror laws and amid strict security, convicted the 15 men following a nine-month trial. Another nine found guilty of less serious crimes were given lesser sentences. Four other men that made up the core group of November 17 gunmen received sentences ranging from one to 10 life terms.
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