Greece: New orgy of governmental authoritarianism and police repression — Statement by KKE leader Dimitris Koutsoumbas

Almost 20 days after the brutal attack of Greek police against a peaceful KKE rally on November 17th, another orgy of police repression and violence took place earlier today in Athens, on the 12th anniversary of the murder of 15 year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos by a special police officer. 

Grigoropoulos had been murdered by special police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas on December 6, 2008. Korkoneas had been convicted to life sentense. However, in 2019, a court reduced his term to just 13 years and, on the basis of the new legal code introduced by the then SYRIZA government, he was ultimately released from prison on July 2019! 

Greece: Mobilizations by pupils and students in memory of slain teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos

Hundreds of pupils, students, young men and women marched today in downtown Athens, commemorating the 11th anniversary of 15-year old Alexis Grigoropoulos' murder. 

The rally was also attended by workers, teachers, professors and people of every age who expressed their strong condemnation for police repression. 

The protesters shouted slogans against the violation of the academic sanctuary by the right-wing ND government, opposing the invasion of university faculties by riot police forces. 

Bourgeois Justice: Ex-police guard who shot and killed 15-year old Alexis could soon be free

UPDATE: Ex-police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas, convicted murderer of 15 year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos, was released from prison on Tuesday evening, following the decision of Lamia's Court of Appeal. 

A Court of Appeal in the Greek city of Lamia on Monday upheld the conviction of police special guard Epaminondas Korkoneas for the deadly shooting in December 2008 of 15 year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia but reduced the term from life to 13 years.