A Greek journalist reporting on this on the 5Live breakfast show this morning said that a "speedy trial" (her words, not mine), is completely normal in Greece and used regularly for allegations such as those levelled against Maguire, and it wasn't a kangaroo court that had been hastily convened...
Presumably Maguire could have defended himself by staying in the country and turning up to court to do so. It certainly would have given the impression of someone who was serious about proving their innocence instead of escaping as soon as possible.
If he had been accused of these crimes in the...