Giotopoulos was released by decision of the Court of Appeals. He had been sentenced to 17 life terms and 25 years in prison as the leader of the 17 November.

SYRIZA is in a difficult position again, this time over the issue of convicted terrorist hitman Dimitris Koufontina.

The intense reaction of the President of New Democracy was sparked by the sudden transfer of 11 times terrorist murderer Dimitris Koufodinas to the agricultural prisons of Volos.