As one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he had been arrested more than 60 times since 1938, had been made to appear 18 times before Greek courts, and had spent more than six years in prison.
Viņš ir Jehovas liecinieks un kopš 1938. gada vairāk nekā 60 reizes ir ticis arestēts, 18 reizes saukts dažādu Grieķijas tiesu priekšā un vairāk nekā sešus gadus pavadījis cietumā.