Earlier, the court had announced a 12-year prison sentence to Lignadis for the two rapes of 17-year-olds in 2015 – Ban on leaving the country, appearing three times a month at the Police Department and 30,000 euro bail are the restrictive conditions
Dimitris Lignadis is released from prison! The court by majority decided to release the well-known director and actor on a suspended sentence, until the Court of Appeal.
As the president announced, the decision to suspend the appeal was made by a majority of 4 to 3, with a minority of 2 jurors and one judge who ruled that the actor should remain in prison.
The court set for the release of Dimitris Lignadis from prison the restrictive conditions of the ban on leaving the country, the appearance every 1st, 6th and 20th of the month at the Police Department of his place of residence, as well as a monetary guarantee of 30,000 euros, which must be to pay by July 23.
The verdict was read amid strong reactions and disapproval from the victims and members of the audience.
Sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by the court
The MOD imposed a final sentence of 12 years in prison on Dimitris Lignadis for two rapes of 17-year-old boys in 2015.
The combined twelve-year sentence was reached by a 4-3 majority, with one juror, the presiding judge and a regular judge opining that the defendant should be sentenced to a total of eleven years in prison.
The prosecutor asked that the appeal for the former head of the National Theater not have a suspensory effect, judging that Dimitris Lignadis is suspected of committing new crimes and there will be no recognition on his part of the acts for which he was found guilty by the court.
Dimitris Lignadis completes 17 months of temporary detention in a few days.
The final decision that the Court will make shortly will be the most crucial for the personal freedom of the convicted as if his appeal is suspended, Dimitris Lignadis will be out of prison, while if the court refuses, he will remain in prison.
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