None of the four defendants, aged 41, 44, 22, and 21, admit to the charges they face in connection with the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos, which occurred on the morning of October 30, 2023, in a beach restaurant parking lot in Limassol.During today’s proceedings before the Limassol Court, the serious charges included in the extensive indictment were read to the defendants. All four defendants responded with a plea of not guilty to the charges related to the crimes of conspiracy to commit murder, premeditated murder, possession, transportation, and use of firearms of category A and B, possession, transportation, and use of explosives, vehicle arson, and theft.It should be noted that the 12 charges concern the three defendants while the 13th pertains only to the 22-year-old for the crime of complicity after the fact. It is noted that the charges include the offense under Article 20 of the Criminal Code Chapter 154, which concerns complicity.The lawyer for the fourth defendant stated to the Court that they have filed objections to the annulment of the telecommunications data warrants of the four defendants. The Court scheduled a new trial for June 11, 2024, and ordered them to remain in custody.Once again, draconian security measures were present in the courtroom, with the relatives of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos undergoing a physical search before entering the courtroom of the Court.It is reminded that in the previous proceedings, the lawyer of the 21-year-old defendant claimed that four other individuals resembling the motorcycle driver had been arrested for the case, but there is no such testimony in the evidence provided to them.murder trial. murder charges, court proceedings, defendants
