Tag Archives: Zak Kostopoulos

Οne of the convicts for the death of LGBT-activist Zak Kostopoulos has been released on parole just two months after a court in Athens convicted him and the owner of a jewelry shop to 10-year sentence each. The real estate agent will be released from prison until the next level …

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The owner of a jewelry shop and of a real estate office were found guilty of causing fatal bodily harm in the killing of gay rights activist 33-year-old Zak Kostopoulos in downtown Athens on September 21, 2018. The two men were sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each, without parole. The …

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Zak Kostopoulos died of a heart attack that was probably induced by trauma during a double beating, the coroner who conducted the autopsy on the 33-year-old LGBTO activist told a court in Athens on Tuesday. The trial started with two civilians and four police officers sitting on the defendant benches. …

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Three years after the brutal killing of LGBT activist Zak Kostopoulos, the trial finally began on Wednesday morning in Athens. Two businessmen and four police officers are being accused of fatal bodily harm of the 33-year-old Zak who was brutally beaten and died on a sidewalk in downtown Athens. The …

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Chanting “Justice for Zackie” thousands of people marched on Tuesday evening to commemorate the brutal murder of LGBTIO activist Zak Kostopoulos three years ago. People gathered at the spot where Zackie was killed by a shop owner and his friend on September 21, 2018. They laid flowers, messages and candles …

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Two shop owners and four policemen will stand for the murder of LGBTO activist Zak Kostopoulos in downtown Athens  in September 2018. The six will stand trial on charges of fatal bodily harm, charges that result in relative light punishment. Sixteen months after Kostopoulos’ death, the Council of Misdemeanor judges …

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Demanding justice for Zak Kostopoulos hundreds of people gathered in downtown Athens at the spot where the activist was killed a year ago. In front of the jewelry shop where Kostopoulos was killed, the protesters carried out actions with sprays and banners. “1 Year – 0 Justice” Friends, activists, members …

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The family of Zak Kostopoulos filed a lawsuit against the jewelry shop owner and a real estate following the results of repetitive toxicological and histological examinations. The lawsuit for “intentional murder” aims to change the charges against the two men who beat the LGBT activist on September 2018. According to …

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The European Parliament is concerned by the increasing normalization of fascism, racism and xenophobia and calls on EU member states to ban neo-fascist and neo-Nazi groups. In a resolution passed with 355 votes to 90 and 39 abstentions, MEPs denounce that the lack of serious action against these groups has …

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Forensic examination has reportedly found traces of DNA of Zak Kostopoulos on “his” knife but not his fingerprints. “The fingerprints are insufficient and not identifiable,” media report on Tuesday citing police sources. “The knife’s size was too small,” media write citing police lab technicians. Therefore the identification of the partial …

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LGBT rights activist Zak Kostopoulos may had managed to escape the worst from the fierce kicks by a jeweler and his friend last Friday, but he did not escape further abuse in the hands of policemen. The Ministry of Public Order and the Greek Police ordered on Friday disciplinary investigation …

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The cause of death of  Zak Kostopoulos remains ‘undetermined’ the coroner who conducted the autopsy  said on Monday afternoon. The 33-year-old man was brutally beaten last Friday noon by a jeweler and another man after he allegedly went to rob the jewelry shop in Omonia in the center of Athens. …

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