Prominent Greek Lawyer Alexis Kougias Dies at 74

Alexis Kougias was progressive successful immoderate of Greece’s astir arguable cases. Public Domain

Prominent Greek lawyer Alexis Kougias has died successful an Athens infirmary connected Friday aft a agelong illness. He was 74.

In a caller interview, Kougias revealed that helium has precocious been pursuing a attraction that has resulted successful immoderate alterations successful his face.

Following a bid of tests indicating the imaginable improvement of a cancerous tumor wrong 1 to 2 years, helium began immunotherapy. Despite this and a erstwhile diagnosis of cancer, helium maintained his regular routine.

He adjacent continued attending tribunal appearances during chemotherapy. He acknowledged the gravity of his situation, stating, ‘You cognize you volition die, but you person to unrecorded beautifully,’ demonstrating a determination to unrecorded afloat contempt his wellness challenges.”

Last week his information deteriorated and helium was admitted to an Intensive Care Unit. In a societal media station connected Monday, his 2 children called for the media and nationalist to respect their father’s privateness astatine specified a important period.

“We expect, adjacent present amid these hard hours, for you to amusement respect for father’s household and loved ones,” the station read.

Alexis Kougias was a arguable lawyer

He was progressive successful immoderate of Greece’s astir arguable cases, facing wide disapproval by the Greek Media.

Ηe archetypal generated publicity successful 1978, arsenic an advocator of notorious transgression Vangelis Rochamis. He besides practiced transgression instrumentality successful known cases, including “the proceedings of Satanists”, the proceedings of Argyris Saliarelis, the proceedings Express Samina disaster, the proceedings of the violent organizations and ELA and 17 November Group.

In December 2008 helium took implicit the defence of the policeman who fatally changeable 15 twelvemonth aged Alexis Grigoropoulos. He aboriginal resigned arsenic pb counsel for Epaminondas Korkoneas, the constabulary serviceman recovered blameworthy of sidesplitting 15-year-old Alexis Grigoropoulos successful the cardinal Athens vicinity of Exarchia successful December 2008, an incidental that sparked riots.

Kougias said that helium decided to driblet his lawsuit aft Korkoneas appeared unrepentant astir his actions during a tribunal proceeding past month, saying “there is nary mode helium would apologize for immoderate 15-year-old.”

According to his statements, helium has taken 17,500 trials, including 5,000 felonies.

Most precocious helium faced a disciplinary probe by the Athens Bar Association pursuing his homophobic comments astir erstwhile SYRIZA person Stefanos Kasselakis. He had asked Kasselakis to clarify whether helium is the “man” oregon the “woman” successful his marriage.

He was calved connected 23 January 1951 successful Petroupolis, westbound Athens. He studied instrumentality astatine the University of Thessaloniki and astatine the University of Athens, from wherever helium graduated.

Alongside his vocation successful law, helium has been heavy progressive successful sports ownership and administration. Between 1997 and 2004 helium served arsenic president of AEK Athens. He has served arsenic president of Korinthos, Aris Petroupolis, Veria, PAS Giannina, Lamia, and Panahaiki. For a abbreviated play successful 2024, helium was a Vice-President of Olympiacos F.C.