Davararakis on Giotopulos: "Sent 17 people to their graves – not one day less"
Lyricist Aris Davararakis responded to Elena Akrita with a post and photograph of murdered shipping magnate Kostas Peratikos, demanding that Giotopulos serve his full 25-year sentence.
Davararakis responds to Akrita with photograph of Peratikos
Lyricist Aris Davararakis published a post with a photograph of shipping magnate Kostas Peratikos, who was murdered in 1997 by the terrorist organisation "17 November", thus responding to Elena Akrita and those who support the early release of Alexandros Giotopulos before he completes 25 years in custody, according to newsit.gr.
"This is Kostas Peratikos, the good, innocent, sweetest friend of many – and of mine," Davararakis wrote. He noted that "notes" related to Peratikos's murder were found at Giotopulos's house, a discovery that according to him played a decisive role in his conviction. "This cold beast might have escaped it if the 'notes' about Kostas had not been found at his home," he added, noting that Peratikos was the father of two young children, Michalis and Petros, from his marriage to Lia Raka.
Davararakis recalled that Giotopulos was convicted of 17 murders on 17 counts of life imprisonment, and that according to European law, life sentences correspond to 25 years in prison. "Seventeen people sent to their graves, and he should not serve a 25-year sentence?" he asked. He noted that Giotopulos, having served nearly 24 years, returned to prison until early 2027 to complete his sentence.
"How many families experienced Giotopulos's crimes? We are countless. And we want what is lawful: 25 years in prison completed. Not capital punishment. Not absolute life imprisonment. 25 years. Not one day less though," he wrote characteristically. He also called "far-right and fascists" those who label him as such because he demands that the lawful sentence be served in full.
The post closed with a direct reference to Akrita: "Elena Akrita – you will remember Lia from the circles back then. Her little ones were three and five at the time…".
Earlier, Elena Akrita had published a post with a photograph of Giotopulos, writing that "we see an 82-year-old man returning to prison" and characterising the situation as "complete prevalence of political revanchism against the rule of law". She concluded by saying that "Democracy can take revenge", something which according to her "is not its victory – it is its defeat".
Source: Proto Thema