The supreme court has rejected the appeal of state forensic pathologist Panicos Stavrianos, reaffirming that the death of 26-year-old national guardsman Thanasis Nicolaou was a criminal act.
The ruling upholds previous findings that Nicolaou was a victim of murder, dismissing any remaining legal challenges to the case.
The appeal sought to overturn a May 2024 inquest ruling that confirmed the cause of death as homicide. Stavrianos had contested the findings
