Kampanos murder: adjournment at Thessaloniki Court of Appeal until 27 November
The Mixed Jury Court of Appeal in Thessaloniki adjourned the trial for the murder of 19-year-old Alki Kampanos due to a lawyer's illness.
Thessaloniki Court of Appeal: Trial for Alki Kampanos continues on 27 November
The Mixed Jury Court of Appeal in Thessaloniki adjourned the proceedings in the murder case of 19-year-old Aris supporter Alki Kampanos until 27 November. According to To Vima, the adjournment was prompted by one of the lawyers for the prosecution declaring that he was facing a health problem — although no formal adjournment request was submitted by any of the parties.
Following this declaration, the presiding prosecutor proposed an adjournment of her own motion. The court decided on an adjournment for the following month, as there was no earlier available trial date.
Alki Kampanos's mother left the courtroom after stating: "I am at ground zero. The same trauma. In this trial I too am serving my own sentence. A life sentence in pain. This is my own therapy for it."
Case history
At first instance, seven of the 12 defendants were sentenced to life imprisonment, whilst the remaining defendants received sentences of fixed-term imprisonment. The case is being examined afresh at the Court of Appeal, following an appeal filed by Nikos Kallidis, who was then head of the Thessaloniki Court of Appeal Prosecution Office.
With his appeal, Kallidis essentially sought the imposition of stricter sentences. Specifically, the prosecution's decision noted that the defendants should have been convicted of intentional homicide — as provided for in the original charge — and not of homicide with possible intent, as determined by the first-instance court.
Furthermore, according to the appeal, three defendants should not have been found guilty of complicity: one of them should have faced a charge of moral authorship in intentional homicide, and the other two a charge of joint authorship in the same act.
Source: To Vima