Court to Decide on Pretrial Detention for Syros Paramedic Killing Suspect

Court to Decide Tuesday Whether Suspect in Syros Paramedic Killing Faces Jail

A Greek court will decide as early as Tuesday or Wednesday whether the 41-year-old man accused in the death of a paramedic on the island of Syros should remain under house arrest or be transferred to pretrial detention, following a fresh round of testimony before the Council of Misdemeanor Judges. The suspect has remained under house arrest since it was provisionally ordered pending the council's ruling.  He has maintained, according to reports, that he acted in self-defense after the 41-year...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA