ND protests prosecutor's appeal in favor of Koufodinas

The opposition New Democracy party has reacted strongly to the decision by the Supreme Court prosecutor to appeal a decision by a judicial council not to grant a fresh furlough to convicted November 17 hitman Dimitris Koufodinas.

"No serious democracy is blackmailed by terrorists or their admirers," New Democracy said in a statement.

The party promised to restore the high security prison regime for terrorists that the SYRIZA government abolished.

Koufodinas, who is serving 11 life terms for murders he committed while a member of the terrorist November 17 group, has been on a hunger strike after a local judicial council rejected his application for a furlough. He had been granted several furloughs in the past.

Supporters of Koufodinas have demonstrated and smashed shop windows in central Athens, among other actions, to show their solidarity with the...

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