Supreme Court to rule Tuesday on Koufodinas leave

The Supreme Court will on Tuesday discuss the furlough request of convicted terrorist Dimitris Koufodinas after Greece's top prosecutor Xeni Dimtiriou ordered a review late Friday of the decision not to grant him leave.
Dimitriou challenged the decision after Koufodinas - serving multiple life sentences for 11 murders he committed as a leading member of the now defunct November 17 terror group - was placed in intensive care as his health deteriorated due to a 15-day hunger strike over the rejection of his furlough request.
The rejection of 61-year-old Koufodinas' request also sparked a barrage of "solidarity" attacks by self-styled anarchists against targets in Athens.
The N17 hitman had been granted six furloughs in the past but his latest request was rejected last week by a judicial council because judges deemed he remains a threat to society.
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