Greek militant in jail for life to end hunger strike, lawyer says


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  • Sunday, 14 Mar 2021

FILE PHOTO: Protesters wear protective face masks during a demonstration on Syntagma square in solidarity with jailed member of the disbanded leftist militant group 'November 17', Dimitris Koufodinas, who is serving multiple life terms for several crimes, including a series of murders and is currently on hunger strike, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

ATHENS (Reuters) - A leftist Greek militant, serving several life terms in prison for 11 murders, has decided to end a 66-day hunger strike, his lawyer said on Sunday.

Dimitris Koufodinas, 63, a member of the dismantled November 17 guerrilla group, is being treated in intensive care in hospital near the high-security prison of Domokos in central Greece. He has refused food since Jan. 8, demanding to be transferred to Korydallos prison in Athens.

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