Alexandros Giotopoulos, former leader of the militant group November 17, is returning to prison after serving time for bombings and assassinations.

Alexandros Giotopoulos, 82, had been serving 17 life sentences for leading November 17, a leftist group blamed for a wave of bombings and assassinations. Alexandros Giotopoulos during a court appearance in 2005. The November 17 group was active from 1975 to 2002.