Athens, March 1 (AFP/APP): The families of several people killed by a far-left hitman in Greece urged him Monday to end his 52-day hunger strike, as the government accused him of “blackmail”.
Dimitris Koufodinas, formerly the top assassin for the defunct November 17 extremist group, is seeking a transfer from a high-security prison in central Greece to Korydallos prison in Athens to be near his family. His partner Angeliki Sotiropoulou has warned he is “borderline comatose” and doctors at a hospital in the city of Lamia, where he has been receiving intensive care for nearly a month, said his health had “seriously deteriorated”.
The relatives of Koufodinas’ 11 victims on Monday urged him “to withdraw his demands and continue to live”. “His death will not bring any of our loved ones back,” they said in a joint statement. Koufodinas’ supporters have staged several protests and vandalised ministers’ offices in recent weeks. Some 3,000 people attended another protest in Athens on Monday, brandishing banners against the government. One accused the state of “murderous revanchism”.
Ahsan Younas has been transferred to KPK, with immediate effect
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