With the testimony of 36-year-old Nikos S. who has described that he was sexually abused by the imprisoned actor and director Dimitris Lignadis at a time when the described criminal act cannot be criminally evaluated by the judiciary because it has lapsed, the trial of the accused before the Mixed Jury Court of Athens continued today.
Tensions and high tones were not absent from today's hearing, which took place in a crowded courtroom.
The witness referred to the fear that those who speak against Dimitris Lignadis would be subjected to war, who kept other persons who had similar experiences with the victims away from the courtroom.
During the examination of the witness, the defense attorney of the accused, Alexis Kougias, through his questions attacked the content of the witness's testimony, aiming to deconstruct it, who referred to sexist questions.
The thermometer soared
During the 36-year-old's testimony, the thermometer soared, leading the witness to ask the court to release him and not to continue answering the defence's questions. The prosecution spoke of "dilatory" questions and "deliberate misinformation". In response to the monologue that the defendant had allegedly asked the witness for, the defense spoke of "coincidences" in the complaints of other persons, suggesting that everything was due to personal differences with the defendant.
Witness: He wanted us all to be Tom, to have an identification of the victims with the hero. We will not apologize for the pattern of our rapist.
[/P]Defense: Is that a coincidence?
Witness: Do you know how many Toms are out there right now?
The trial will resume on June 8.
Source: in.gr
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