Is it now 'common practice in the US for governments to overturn judicial decisions?,' ask Greek judges
The Greek judiciary has reacted with anger to a call from the US State Department urging the government in Athens to imprison a notorious domestic terrorist who was recently released.
Alexandros Yiotopoulos, widely regarded as the mastermind behind Greece’s most notorious far-left terrorist organisation, November 17 (17N), was released on 21 May.
“We strongly urge the Greek Government to do all it can to return Giotopoulos to prison,” the US State Department said in a statement. “Terrorism must never be tolerated or excused.”
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