“Anyone who went to say half a good word about Lignadis was stoned to death in Syntagma,” said the accused’s close friend.
Examining the former minister, actor and close friend Dimitris Lignadis Eleni Kourkoulathe trial of the former head of the National Theater continued before the Mixed Jury Court.
The witness, who had started to testify during the previous court session, completed her testimony today, stating when she left the court, that “has a positive intuition” for her longtime friend sitting in the chair.
During today’s trial, the witness, who was examined by the Defense and the Civil Prosecutor’s Office, said that “names from the theater” did not come to the court to defend the accused, as there is a “climate of terrorism” which, according to Ms. Kourkoula, prevents actors who would like to testify in favor of the accused from appearing. “Because whoever went to say half a good word about Lignadis was thrown for throwing stones at the Constitution,” he said.
A large amount was given by the Civil Advocates (in support of the accusation) for the expression “strange personalities” used by Ms. Kourkoula in the previous trial, referring to the complainants of their rape by the accused.
The witness, explaining the meaning of the characterization she chose for the alleged victims, wondered in what ways, apart from the contact with the accused, they tried to achieve the goals they had in order to stand out in the field of art. According to Ms. Kourkoula, while the complainants say that they dreamed of becoming “Rouvas one, a big star the other, I wonder apart from their contact with Lignadis, they did something else in this direction, they tried to enter this area Did they go to a conservatory? A school? They look strange to me those who say “I got him on the phone from the airport, we went to my house, it fell on me and I went to his house again because I wanted to be Rouvas! I have never met such people in my life. For the first time here”.
Speaking about the first complainant, Mr. Lignadis’s friend said that he did not diagnose in him “a child who went to the trouble of life to conquer his dream and become” emphasizing that the field of music or theater requires effort and that ” the most talented and hardworking people have succeeded “.
He also said that children should learn how to conquer what they want “and not to visit”. Her phrase prompted a question from a Civil Defender, who asked her to explain why she used the expression “visits” for the complainants.
“I did not say that about the complainants. I said that despite the fact that many people who show their bodies on social media are often” visitors “, Ms. Kourkoula replied.
The court speeds up the process by starting each trial before 9 in the morning and ending each hearing after 3 in the afternoon. At the same time, it has planned until July 14 about 11 trials, so that by then the decision on the case has been issued.
The examination of witnesses is expected to be completed in the coming days.
It should be noted that on August 26, the actor and director completes the 18-month maximum detention period.
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