Within the next month, the decision of the 7th Criminal Department of the Supreme Court is expected, which will finally decide on the release of the broker Athanasios Hortarias, one of those convicted for the death of Zach Kostopoulos, while today, during the hearing in the Supreme Criminal Court, the District Attorney offered to grant the appeal for the release of the broker.
In particular, Athanasios Hortarias was present today in the Supreme Court, along with two of his lawyers, Ioannis Glykas and Orphea Philos, who asked the Areopagites to disagree with the prosecutor’s proposal.
In particular, I. Glikas, referring to the act of his client, indicated that “he was asked to return to prison because he showed altruism,” because, according to him, he did nothing but help his co-accused.
As is known, Athanasios Hortarias was sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing fatal bodily harm, but was released two months after the sentence was passed due to the fact that his request for a reprieve was accepted and he was placed under restrictive conditions. a ban on leaving the country and a monthly appearance at the police station at the place of residence.
However, the decision to release the broker (in connection with the suspension of the execution of the sentence) prompted the intervention of the Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Yevdokia Poulos, who appealed the decision to suspend the execution of the sentence, arguing that it “lacks the necessary special and thorough reasoning.” Source: A.P.E.