The Appeal Court in Lamia, central Greece, upheld the conviction of police special guard Epaminondas Korkoneas for the killing of 15-year-old teenager boy Alexis Grigoropoulos in Exarchia district of Athens on 6. December 2018.
Under the Law Penal Code, Korkoneas could soon be released from prison, even though the court found that the deadly shooting was on reasons of “wilful conduct.”
The Court overturned the conviction of Vassilis Saraliotis, a colleague of Korkoneas who was with him during the incident. The judges ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove that he was an accomplice in the killing.
Korkoneas has been convicted to life in prison for shooting Grigoropoulos during an argument with the 15-year-old and a group of his friends as they were hanging out in the popular Athens neighborhood.
The Court in Lamia unanimously recognized Korkoneas “migitating circumstances due to his former normative life. This could result into overturning the life sentence.
The sentence announced by the court is 13 years for manslaughter by intent.
Korkoneas has already served almost 11 years in prison because he has been working and in such cases 1 years counts for 3.
He could be released from prison the moment the official court documents are issued.
The lawyers of Alexis Grigoropoulos‘ family have announced to appeal the sentence saying that an early release would arm the weapon of next Korkoneas.
