Treason trial in Athens prison

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34093, 4 March 1976, Page 13

Treason trial in Athens prison

I «.VZ P A neuter—Copyright ' | ATHENS. March 3. I A former Greek military police chief, on trial for high treason, helped the 1967 Colonels' coup by arresting; possible opponents, an Athens High Court was told yesterday. After the coup. Lieuten-ant-Colonel Theodores 1 heo- , fyloyannakos. who is also charged with insurrection, became chief of the special i Investigation Branch of the Athens military police — ■the most feared security organisation of the military regime. Giving evidence for the prosecution, a prominent lawyer, Mr Evanghelos Yan-; nopoulos. said the arrests made by the accused he'ped the plotters tighten their, grip on the country during the first hours of the cup. In particular, the detention of the Navy chief, Admiral Constantine Engoleopoulos., prevented him from mobilis- ‘ ing the Navy against the Army units taking part in the coup he said I Theofy lot annakos, aged

146. was sentenced last year Ito 27 years imprisonment for torturing political prooners during interrogation The court, which is sitting uiside prison for securif Earlier the five judge" sentenced a former colone Constantine Papadopoulos a forme: Minister and brother ot the former diclatot George Papadopoulos. and Vassiiios Androutsopouln to four months imprisonment for hunting illegally inside a game preserve in 1971. The same court will trv the triumvirate of the 1967 coup tomorrow as moral instigators ’of the death o! two persons on the day o: the coup. The former President, Pa padopoulos. and his twt Deputy Prime Ministers. Sts ianos Pattakos and Nicholat ■ Makarezos. are accused o having ordered their troop: to shoot anyone who dis obeyed orders in the eat !• hours of the coup. A former tank captain am |a former sergeant will stanc trial with them charged wit! ■hooting dead a tn-vear-oh bov and a voting woman oi 'he day of the iron.