Four prison guards and a pilot are to appear in court for a second day on charges of failing to stop a daring helicopter escape of two convicts from a high-security Athens prison.
Two of the defense lawyers, representing two of the guards, resigned from the case late Tuesday. They complained of interference in the trial and said the proceedings were skewed against their clients. They quit after the court rejected their request for their clients to be released from custody.
Two other lawyers will be appointed for Wednesday's proceedings.
Sunday's daring prison break, in which bank robber Vassilis Paleokostas and convicted murderer Alket Rizaj flew out of Korydallos prison in a helicopter, was a deeply embarrassing blow to the government.
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