14/03/2025 Supreme Court date for Homayoun Sabetara
On March 14, 2025, a significant hearing will take place before a higher Greek court in the case of Homayoun Sabetara. He was originally sentenced to 18 years in prison in an unfair trial in Thessaloniki after he was forced to drive a car with 7 other people. His conviction was based on the testimony of a single witness who never appeared in court. In September 24, Homayoun Sabetara’s sentence was reduced on appeal to 7 years and 4 months, allowing him to leave prison after 3 years. However, his acquittal is still pending.
The lawyer Harris Ladies, together with the #FreeHomayoun campaign, will continue to pursue the case until Homayoun’s acquittal. It is clear that no European court will support this judgment. Further information on freehomayoun.org.
Previous processes
18/2/2025 Appeal trial on Kalamata
Today, February 18, 2025, Jawhar A. is on trial at the Court of Appeal of Kalamata. He was arrested on a boat on September 15, 2022 and unjustly sentenced in the first instance to 270 years in prison for smuggling 89 people seeking protection. He himself came to Europe on this boat as a refugee from Lebanon.
The case is of great importance because the alleged crime took place outside Greek territorial waters, meaning that Greek courts do not have jurisdiction. The lawyer Alex Georgoulis, who represents Jawhar A. on behalf of the Captain Support Network, has already won several similar cases with his colleagues, including the spectacular case of the Pylos 9.