Alarm In Greece Over Far-left Hitman On Hunger Strike 02/25/21 AT 8:24 AM Concern mounted in Greece on Thursday over the failing health of a prominent far-left hitman, whose life is in danger after a long hunger strike in prison. Dimitris Koufodinas, formerly the top assassin for the defunct November 17 extremist group, was admitted to a hospital in Lamia, central Greece, on Monday in serious condition after refusing food for 48 days. His wife Angeliki Sotiropoulou told AFP on Thursday that the 63-year-old is currently in "critical condition" and "borderline comatose" after refusing force-feeding. Koufodinas is seeking a transfer from a high-security prison in Domokos, central Greece, to Korydallos prisin in Athens to be near his family.