According to information, the Prosecutor’s Office of Appeals is considering the possibility of appealing the court’s decision on the actor.
Reporting: Makis Synodinos
Dimitris Lignadis was released from prison today at noon, after he paid the bail of 30,000 euros set yesterday by the Mixed Jury Court.
“I never thought that the Greek Justice would be led astray as it was not led astray. Perhaps some of the public opinion was swayed. They played ball alone for 1.5 years. Now I have the right to speak too. I will be vindicated at the Court of Appeal”, were the actor’s first words.
According to information, the Prosecutor’s Office of Appeals is considering the possibility of appealing the court’s decision on the actor.
The actor and director, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the rape of two minor boys in 2015. Yesterday, after the conviction of the 58-year-old artist, the court decided by a majority of 4 to 3 that Dimitris Lignadis meets the conditions of the law for the suspension of execution sentence until the hearing of his appeal, with the imposition of restrictive conditions and a monetary guarantee. The minority of the court, two jurors and one judge, ruled that the artist should not be granted a stay of appeal.
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