Summary
| Date: | 11 June 2024 |
| Location: | 1st Mixed Court of Appeals, Athens, room D100D |
| Access: | The hearing is open to the public without restrictions. Photojournalists are not allowed to cover the trial. |
| Defendants in attendance: | Spyridon Dimopoulos, owner of the jewelry store Athanasios Chortarias, owner of a real estate office |
| Process: | Closing arguments by I. Glykas (in defense of Chortarias) |
| Composition of the court: | President: Alexandra Vasilakakos Judges: Dimitrios Oikonomou, Ioanna Chatzaki Jurors: Asimakopoulou, Athanasopoulou, Kotsopoulou, Kourou Prosecutor: Stylianos Kostarellos |
Day 20 – Tuesday 11 June 2024
The entire 20th trial day was used by advocate Ioannis Glykas to deliver the closing arguments in defense of the accused Athanasios Chortarias.
In the six and a half hours of his speech, the defense attorney developed at length that the forensic report of Kalogrias and Marianou was “written under orders”, that the accused Chortarias “was the David of this case” and that the victim was “a carrier of AIDS”(sic).
The court adjourned at 16:12 for the next hearing on Wednesday 10 July 2024, when the court is expected to publish its decision.
The full text of our transcript from the courtroom (in Greek) :
