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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-03-28
CONTENTS
[01] President Papoulias to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
[02] Inmate who killed prison guard found dead in his cell
[01] President Papoulias to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican
President of Republic Karolos Papoulias, who is paying an official
visit to Italy, will meet on Friday with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
In the afternoon, Papoulias will meet with his Italian counterpart
Giorgio Napolitano. The two presidents will later inaugurate the
exhibition "Classical Era and Europe. Greece and Italy's destiny",
at the presidential Quirinal Palace.
[02] Inmate who killed prison guard found dead in his cell
ANA/MPA---An Albanian national serving a life sentence for homicide,
Ili Kareli, who stabbed to death 46 year-old police sergeant George
Tsironis in the Malandrinos prison on Tuesday 25 March, was found dead
late on Thursday in his cell at Nigrita prison.
According to the president of Nigrita guards Haris Consolides, the
Albanian was transferred to Nigrita prison around 16.00 on Thursday and
was in isolation for precautionary reasons.
Justice Ministry has ordered an investigation.
Kareli attacked the guard after a request for parole was turned down by
authorities in February. He handed a note to the guard to distract him,
which said, among other things, "Have you not had enough of my life for
so many years? I have been inside since 1977. You are continuing to hold
me. Why didn't you let me see my mother alive and allow me to build a
family? Now it's necessary to take a life from among you".
The prisoner had been sentenced to jail over theft in 1997, released
in 2006 on conditions, and reincarcerated in 2007 for killing a couple
during a break-in at their house.
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