A long-awaited trial for gay rights in Greece opened on Wednesday three years after the death of LGBTQ movement icon Zacharias Kostopoulos.Kostopoulos died on September 21, 2018, at the age of 33 from injuries.Six people are on trial in Athens criminal court, including four police officers, for injury resulting in death.
They risk a maximum prison sentence of ten years.More than 40 prosecution witnesses are to be heard, according to a judicial source.Observers from Amnesty International and a representative of the Greek LGBTQ community were present in the courtroom, according to Greek news agency ANA.The tragedy had caused a stir in Greece and elsewhere, particularly among the LGBTQ community to which the victim belonged.Greek-American.