Supreme Court reviewing release of Korkoneas

Greece's Supreme Court is reviewing a decision by an appeals court in Lamia, central Greece, that reduced the conviction of police special guard Epaminondas Korkoneas for the 2008 deadly shooting of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos from life to 13 years.
That ruling led to Korkoneas' release on Tuesday from the high-security prison in Domokos, near Lamia, as he had already served 11 years of his life sentence in addition to the time he spent in prison pending his initial trial and conviction.
The ruling was issued on the basis of the new legal code which came into effect on July 1.
However, on Friday the Supreme Court requested a certified copy of the ruling issued by the Lamia court. Should the Supreme Court appeal the decision, the trial will be repeated.
A demonstration against Korkoneas' release was held on Wednesday in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia...