Officer given life for boy's murder in Greek riot case

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Source: BBC

A Greek policeman has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a schoolboy in 2008, an incident that sparked mass unrest.

A court in the town of Amfissa convicted Epaminondas Korkoneas, 38, of intentionally killing 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos. The trial was moved from Athens to Amfissa - a small town 200km (120 miles) west of the capital - to deter attacks by anarchist groups that had vowed to kill the two defendants.

He was shot dead on 6 December 2008 in the Athens neighbourhood of Exarchia. Exarchia is a rebellious district, popular with self-styled anarchists, and there are frequent clashes with police.

Korkoneas's patrol partner, Vassilios Saraliotis, 32, was given a 10-year jail sentence for complicity.



Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11513309

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1. k&r

Not the kind of verdict you see in these parts too often.