Witness in Zavrantonas retrial repudiates defence in cross examination

Court proceedings in the ‘Zavrantonas’ case continued on Friday with the cross examination of key prosecution witness Yiannis ‘Maronas’ Andreou, who on Thursday had told the court he had initially lied to the authorities.

The defence lawyer for Giorgos ‘Zavrantonas’ Christodoulou said in court on Friday that Andreou had been given preferential treatment by the authorities and had been released before serving his prison sentence in full following an agreement with the authorities and testimony...