From the onset of the civil strife, in 1946, and up until the 1955 Karamanlis administration, when executions were abolished, courtmartials had sent thousands of young people from the ranks of EAM, ELAS, and KKE before a firing squad. 　　In case of a full verdict or four-to-one, the convicts were executed. A three-to-two verdict allowed hopes of an overturn, a pardon, or eventuall...