A clarification statement was issued by lawyer Themistocles Sofos on the trial of Petros Filippides.

“In response to pseudologies of my alleged personal relationships with an appeal that participates in the composition of the” Philippides case) “I respond directly that four years ago (September 2021) I stated that I no longer represent KF. Since then, there is no involvement in my criminal or other case after the defense that I had strongly provided until the end of the main interrogation. I publicly clarify that I have been a friend and fellow student since 1988 with a colleague, who is a wife of the appellate. His defense for 4 years, suddenly today, he decided to color this friendship with gray, leaving me unjustly implicitly for a draw with a draw between members of the composition that is trying the case in the second instance, four years after my voluntary departure. His defense may think that he is doing her work in this way, but I make it clear that I have never discussed issues of my clients – even the past – with anyone in keeping with her ethics and confidentiality. Knowing the Ombudsman’s function, I understand when a defense lawyer is trying to change the main object of a trial with all -life associations and “fireworks”. I reserve all of my legal rights of what was falsely mentioned or implied as well as any further false dissemination or reproduction, “says Themistocles Sophos.