A Carlow woman whose husband is jailed in Greece, for crimes international justice campaigners have shown he could not have committed, has spoken of her heartbreak after his appeal shaved only a fraction off his 18-year sentence.

The Irish Innocence Project have expressed concern at further delays in the appeal court hearing of a man sentenced to 18 years in prison in Greece for robberies he could not have committed because he was in Ireland at the time.

The Irish wife of a man jailed in Greece for crimes independent evidence shows he could not have committed is making last-minute preparations today for the long-awaited appeal hearing she hopes will free him.

The head of the Irish Innocence Project has said he is shocked and troubled by the handling of a case involving the husband of an Irishwoman who is jailed in Greece after his appeal was postponed for reasons described as “absurd”.

IN THE four-and-a-half years since her wedding day, Julie Marku has spent less than one-third of her married life with her husband.