Summary
| Date: | 17 December 2021 |
| Location: | Athens Court of First Instance, Degleri street, courtroom #2 |
| Access: | Access to the courthouse was limited due to measures against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. No audience was allowed in the courtroom with the exception of the victim’s family, six journalists, one representative of Amnesty International, one representative of the “Orlando LGBTQI+” group and two observers. Photojournalists are not allowed to cover the trial. |
| Defendants in attendance: | Athanasios Chortarias, owner of a real estate agency Vassilios Rousakos, police officer, Zeta Group Leonidas Alexandris, police officer, Zeta Group David Seferis, police officer, DIAS Group Ioannis Tsombanis, police officer, DIAS Group |
| Process: | Examination of witnesses from the list included in the referral order: – K.A., eyewitness, from nearby “Venetis” bakery – G.N., eyewitness, from nearby “Zacharokalamo” cafe – X.D., eyewitness, passerby – Ch.V., eyewitness, from nearby “Roumeli” restaurant – S.A., eyewitness, from nearby office building – K.F., eyewitness, passerby – V.A., eyewitness, customer at “Venetis” Reading of the investigation statements of witnesses in absentia |
| Next hearings: | 21 December 2021, 18, 25 and 28 January 2022 |
| Composition of the court: | Judges: Stavgianoudaki Eleana (chair) Efthimiou Maria Moraiti Eleni. Members of the jury: Papatheodoropoulos Tsimpouraki Georgaki Fili Prosecutor: Sotirios Bougioukos |
Our report from the court proceedings of the day will be posted in this page.
The full text of our transcript from the courtroom (in Greek) :
