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Romanos in prison after hunger strike

Nikos Romanos left hospital and was returned to the Korydallos prison compound where he is serving a fifteen year prison sentence for armed robbery of a bank.
His health after six days of ending his hunger strike has improved and doctors think he is fit to go back to prison, where he will probably spend a few days in the on site hospital before he returns to his cell. When his health is completely restored, arrangements will begin for Romanos to be fitted with an electronic bracelet that will allow him to attend on-campus classes at an Athens higher education institution.

Romanos was on hunger strike for 31 days over authorities' refusal to grand him an educational furlough to attend classes at a Greek technical college. His hunger strike had sparked riots in Athens and other Greek cities as it coincided with the 6th anniversary of the killing of Alexis Grigoropoulos.

Alexis Grigoropoulos was shot dead on December 6th 2008 by a policeman in downtown Athens. Grigoropoulos was only 15 at the time. The murder sparked waves of demonstrations and rioting across Greece particularly among the younger generation. Every year, the anniversary is marked by marches in Grigoropoulos's memory. Romanos was a childhood friend of Grigoropoulos and was with him the night he was killed. He has since become an avowed anarchist, who was later arrested for armed robbery.

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