Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-02-05
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[01] Italy to extradite convicted felon to Greece
[01] Italy to extradite convicted felon to Greece
Italy is to extradite convicted felon Apostolos Vavylis following a
request by Greek authorities for him to serve the remainder of his
prison sentence in his country of origin.
Drug dealer Vavylis, who is expected to return to Greece in coming
weeks, was a former aide of ousted former Jerusalem Patriarch Irineos,
who appeared at the centre of a Church scandal last year.
The charges concern his activities in Greece, Israel and Italy.
Greek charges against Vavylis include repeated counts of violating
state secrets, repeated counts of forgery, fraud, repeated counts of
embezzling valuable objects, theft, harbouring a criminal, libel and
perjury.
Vavylis, whose career included stints as a police informant, a law
enforcement equipment sales representative and a monk, is currently
serving a seven-year sentence in a Bologna jail after being found
guilty of drug-trafficking.
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