Investigation ordered into Rizaj threats in court

Authorities on Friday said that an investigation has been launched into the threats made the previous day by convict Alket Rizaj to a judge that was handing down his sentence, in which Rizaj referred to a specific terrorist group.

The case will be handled by an appeals court prosecutor, while there will also be an investigation by the counter-terrorism squad.

On hearing the judge on the bench read out a guilty verdict for himself and his female companion Aspasia Mitropia for a Hollywood-style prison break involving a helicopter – the second such prison escape by the same convict – Rizaj became enraged and flung a tissue in the face of prosecutor Yiannis Angelis saying: “You will be dealing with the Revolutionaries’ Sect. You’ll see”.