Lifers in media boss Hadjicostis’ homicide case apply for early launch

The 4 folks discovered responsible of conspiring to homicide Sigma boss Andis Hadjicostis in January 2010 and at the moment serving a life sentence in Nicosia central jail have filed an software for conditional discharge.

The lifers within the sensational on the time case are Elena Skordelli, a former Sigma presenter, her brother Tassos Krasopoulis, plus Gregoris Xenofontos and Andreas Gregoriou.

Insiders additionally informed Philenews the applying is now earlier than the parole board for a evaluation since lifers in Cyprus have to serve at the least 12 years earlier than submitting an early launch request. The legislation additionally stipulates that these serving successive sentences want to finish 25 years.

Convicted individuals serving a life imprisonment in Cyprus are jailed for the rest of their lives.

Supported by parole officers supervising launched convicts, the parole board could set a lot of circumstances to authorise early launch, together with banning parolees from leaving the nation, and having them commonly report back to police.

The board additionally takes under consideration the crime dedicated, the convict’s behaviour and court docket feedback.

In keeping with the decision, Skordelli and her brother – each shareholders within the Sigma tv station – masterminded the assassination of Hadjicostis, whom they noticed as impeding their plans to realize a controlling curiosity within the firm.

The legal court docket mentioned Skordelli and her brother started hatching plans to kill the Sigma boss way back to October 2009.