Police officer charged with fatal shooting of Roma teen released on bail
A Greek police officer charged with the fatal shooting of a Roma teenager during a police chase earlier this month has been released on bail and banned from leaving the country.
A council of misdemeanors court judges in Thessaloniki in northern Greece issued a decision Monday following a disagreement between the investigative magistrate and prosecutor on whether the 34-year-old police officer should be held in custody until his trial.
The shooting of 16-year-old Kostas Frangoulis, who was married and had a young child, sparked days of protests which often turned violent, despite calls for restraint from all sides.
