ruled his right to religious freedom had been violated and awarded him damages of three and a half million drachmas. "Fifty years of persecution were worth going through if only for this historic moment", Kokkinakis said. The landmark judgement was frequently cited in similar cases of proselytism in Greece, leading to acquittals not just of Witnesses but of Pentecostal Christians and Buddhists. External links 1909 births 1999 deaths People from Sitia Converts to Jehovah's Witnesses Former Greek Orthodox Christians Greek Jehovah's Witnesses