Nationality British | ||
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Born 16 October 1988 (age 28)
United Kingdom, London ( 1988-10-16 ) Notable awards CompletelyNovel's Big Book Launch 2015 Winner Books Extradited: The European Arrest Warrant and My Fight for Justice from a Greek Prison Cell | ||
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Andrew Christopher Symeou (born 16 October 1988) is a British born memoirist and author of the book Extradited: The European Arrest Warrant and My Fight for Justice from a Greek Prison Cell.
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- Early life
- Memoir
- Political impact
- References
Symeou was wrongly accused of killing holiday maker Jonathan Hiles in a Greek nightclub. The case became high profile in 2009 when he was extradited to Greece on a European Arrest Warrant and spent a year in prison pre-trial. Most of his incarceration was spent in Korydallos prison; a high-security facility known for its bad conditions, inhumane treatment of inmates and gang related violence. Symeou was found not guilty of the killing on 17 June 2011. In April 2013 British Coroner Mary Hassell accused the police of using brutality in the preliminary investigation and stated that the evidence against Symeou had been concocted by the officers.
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Early life
Symeou was born to Greek Cypriot parents and grew up in North London.
Memoir
Symeou's book, Extradited, was published by Biteback Publishing in May 2015. The memoir was a winner of the CompletelyNovel big book launch 2015, which included authors who had written books on the theme of inspiring people and places.
Political impact
The case is notable for highlighting the problems with the European Arrest Warrant and how it operates. Ex Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg publicly stated; "No-one should ever have to go through what Andrew and the Symeou family went through. It was a travesty that they were made to suffer so much for so long. His case showed that there were real problems with the way the EAW was operating and that things needed to change as a result."
