The aftermath of the incident has also seen a resurgence of urban guerrilla attacks, mostly focusing on police and government targets. the 13th anniversary since the murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos. Grigoropoulos' death prompted two weeks of nationwide riots - covered on - in which youths torched cars and buildings, and looted stores. Students, pupils conclude demonstration in Athens for Grigoropoulos murder.
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The nine-month trial had to be moved from Athens to Amfissa, 200km northwest of the capital for security reasons as activists threatened kill Korkoneas. without any purpose, the innocent child's smile of fifteen-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was extinguished by the bullets of unrepentant murderers. Argyropoulos (18831962) was born in London and was the son of the Greek ambassador to the United Kingdom.He trained as an agricultural engineer.
"The official version was that the policeman had fired a warning shot in the air which ricocheted on a concrete overhang and struck the young man in the heart at an angle but witnesses circulated on blogs that the policeman had simply walked up to the 15-year old, pointed his gun at him, and shot him." Speaking to Al Jazeera, John Psaropoulos, editor of Athens News, said that "from the very beginning, there were two versions of what had happened. An autopsy report showed that the boy was hit by a bullet that ricocheted on to him, however a witnesses testified that the policeman took aim at the boy and fired. The trial which started in January heard that Korkoneas fired three shots while patrolling in Exarchia, an area of bars and cafés known for popular unrest.Īlexis Kougias, Korkoneas' lawyer, said that the teenager's death was a tragic accident which occured as police fired warning shots to stop youngsters from hurling stones at them. This article is part of our 10 years after police murder on Alexis series. Violence also broke out in Thessaloniki, Greeces second-largest city. In response, anarchists, young people, and other rebels from targeted populations rose in revolt, organizing countrywide riots and occupations that lasted for weeks. An evening memorial service was planned in the Exarchia district, where 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead.
He had pleaded not guilty but the prosecutors have asked for life in prison. December seedsis a hybrid documentary about the December 2008 revolt in Greece. The shooting occurred on the eve of annual protests in Greek cities to mark the fatal 2008 police shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos in Athens, whose death triggered the worst riots in recent Greek history that lasted for weeks and caused extensive damage to private and public property. On December 6, 2008, in Athens, Greece, police murdered 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos in the neighborhood of Exarchia. The court will sentence Korkoneas later on Monday. The panel also found Vassilios Saraliotis, Korkoneas' patrol partner, guilty of complicity in the crime. Al Jazeera reported that in a 4-3 verdict on Monday, a Greek jury found Epaminondas Korkoneas, 38, guilty of intentionally shooting 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos on December 06, 2008.
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