With the absence of Petros Filippidis from the witness stand of the Mixed Jury Court, his trial for a case of serial rape and two attempted rapes against three female colleagues continues today.
Indeed, a short while ago, the prosecutor of the court's chamber requested that the request of the actor's defense be granted and that his temporary detention be replaced with the following restrictive conditions: Prohibition to leave the country, appearance at the police station of his region and payment of a bail of 50,000 euros.
In her statement in the hearing the prosecutor stated, among other things, the following: "The accused is no longer welcome in the world of television and theatre, at least until his trial is over and justice has been done. It should be borne in mind that the alleged acts took place many years ago and the same conduct has not come to the attention of the court. Is he a danger to public order? Temporary detention has a preventive purpose. At this stage it is considered that the imposition of a restraining order is sufficient and sufficient to prevent him from committing the same acts and to ensure his presence in court. He has a known residence and has not been a fugitive or fugitive."
The actor, as was made known this morning and announced to the audience and his lawyers, is being treated in a public hospital for a stroke. "Diabetes mellitus is a rot that sweeps through the blood vessels and the person dies. His father died of the same disease at the age of 62. They said there was nothing wrong with Filippidis! And here we are," the accused actor's lawyer Michalis Dimitrakopoulos told the audience, adding that his client is "fighting for his life."
In fact, he stressed that the actor told him that he wants to come to court, despite his state of health. "He told me that they might make fun of me, that they would say he was acting. I replied that the machines that show the damage to his health are not acting," Dimitrakopoulos said.
Dimitrakopoulos raised the issue of replacing his client's temporary detention with either a bracelet (house arrest) or the imposition of restrictive conditions. "We are making a request that he be released under electronic surveillance with a bracelet, to leave his home for the hospital until the trial is over," Dimitrakopoulos said, explaining that this is the subsidiary request.
"Our main request is to replace his temporary detention with restrictive conditions, but without bail, there is no possibility to pay even five thousand euros" the lawyer clarified and stressed that there is no reason for the continuation of the temporary detention of his client.
Continuing, Mr. Dimitrakopoulos stressed that his client suffered an "ischemic infarction", as the CT scan showed. "He wanted to leave the hospital and the doctors wouldn't let him. Nevertheless, he got up and returned to Korydallos prison because he wanted to be here. This morning he collapsed and was admitted to the hospital again. This is a very serious episode because of the underlying disease of diabetes mellitus," the lawyer said.
And he added: "At the moment he is hospitalized and because he is a prisoner they did not allow his wife and son to enter. Given these facts, is Peter Filippides suspected of committing new offences to keep him in prison for another six months? He's completely numb to what he's been through. That's why I said house arrest at home. From dying in prison to dying at home..."
The doctor's testimony
The doctor who has been monitoring Petros Filippidis for the last few years then testified in court. Among other things in his testimony he stated: "His health condition is aggravated and more importantly his blood sugar increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. Ischaemic infarction is the terminology they use for stroke. Now we wait to see how his health progresses. As far as his recovery is concerned, he should avoid factors that may cause him to have another stroke and especially avoid stressful situations. Therefore, in my humble opinion, the conditions in which he should recover should be non-stressful."
The witness also stressed that Petros Filippides cannot cope with his health problems in the prison cell, while his continued detention may increase the chances of a second episode.
Finally, after a short break, the prosecutor proposed to accept Petros Filippidis' request to replace his temporary detention with restrictive conditions, namely a 50,000 euro bail, a ban on leaving the country and appearing once a month at a local police station.
The final decision will be taken by the court.
Source: Proto Thema
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