一家希腊法庭判处在2008年枪杀谋害一名15岁男孩的警察终身监禁，这起事件当时在全国各地引发暴动。法庭星期一判决科科尼亚斯警官在雅典著名酒吧饭馆区巡逻时故意谋杀青少年里格罗普鲁斯。法庭同时也判决科科尼亚斯的巡逻搭档萨拉里奥提斯在2008年12月的这次事件中犯有同谋罪。
科科尼亚斯一直坚持说里格罗普鲁斯的死属于意外，是警察鸣枪示警时子弹反弹所致，当时科科尼亚斯曾与一群青少年发生争论而鸣枪警告。那次枪击事件在雅典和其他城市引发了数周的希腊青少年暴动，他们向警察投掷燃烧弹，烧毁汽车和建筑，以及抢劫商店。那次暴动是希腊几十年来最严重的一次。出于安全考虑，当局将涉及两名警官的案件审理工作转移到雅典西北120英里的城市阿姆费萨进行。
A Greek court has sentenced a policeman to life in prison for murder in the 2008 shooting of a 15-year old boy whose death sparked nationwide riots.The court ruled Monday that officer Korkoneas intentionally shot teenager Grigoropoulos while on patrol in a district of Athens known for its bars and cafes. It also convicted Korkoneas’ patrol partner Saraliotis of complicity in the December 2008 incident.
Korkoneas had insisted the killing was an accident, caused by the ricochet of a warning shot that he fired during an altercation with a group of youths.The shooting sparked weeks of riots by Greek youths in Athens and several other cities, in which they threw firebombs at police, torched cars and buildings and looted stores. The riots were the country’s worst in decades.Authorities moved the trial of the two officers involved in the incident 120 miles northwest of Athens to the city of Amfissa for security reasons.