The conviction of Mykonos nightclub bouncer Marios Antonopoulos for 22-and-a-half years over the death of Australian tourist Doujon Zammit has left the Zammit family unhappy with the sentence imposed.

The other two men charged over the incident in July 2008, George Chatzioannou and Dimitri Varonas, were also jailed for more than seven and eight years each for their involvement in the death of Zammit.

The three men had their charged downgraded.

Antonopoulos has his charges commuted  from one of intentional homicide charge to a lesser one of lethal bodily harm. Antonopoulos had told the court he did not mean to kill the Australian.

George Chatzioannou and Dimitri Varonas had their charges downgraded from being accessories to attempted murder to being present during the attack but without having the intention to kill.

Doujon Zammit’s father Oliver Zammit says he is disappointed that the two other men charged in connection with the crime were given prison sentences of eight-and-a-half and seven-and-a-half years.

The owner of the nightclub was found not guilty of supplying the weapons used by the bouncers during the attack.

Mr Zammit’s family, mum Rosemarie, dad Oliver and his two younger brothers, were in court to hear the verdicts and sentences.

Sitting in the front row of the public gallery, Mrs Zammit clutched a picture of Doujon in her hand and wore a gold locket around her neck containing another photo of him.

Antonopoulos, who was originally charged with Zammit’s murder, showed little emotion when the verdicts and sentences were read out.

He sat grim faced alongside Chatzioannou and Varonas.

“Doujon did not have justice that night they took his life,” an emotional Oliver Zammit told reporters outside the court.

“There was no court, there was no judge, no jury. We have been dealt a life sentence and we will have to live with this for the rest of our lives.”
Doujon Zammit’s cousin Adam Zammit is also upset by the legal loopholes in Greece.

“They say they didn’t have the baton in their hands, so they’re not as liable as the other guy, but they were all there,” he said.

“When four people go and lay into two people that’s not just assault. You know you’re trying to do a lot more than that.”