When they were released, Amnesty International announced that it welcomed the release of Dimitrios Tsirlis and Timotheos Kouloumpas and expressed the hope that in the future, ministers of Jehovah’s Witnesses would be exempt from military service in accordance with the provisions of Greek law.
Kui nad vabaks lasti, avaldas Amnesty International Dimitrios Tsirlise ja Timotheos Kouloumpase vabastamise üle heameelt ning väljendas lootust, et edaspidi hakatakse Jehoova tunnistajaid sõjaväeteenistusest vabastama nii, nagu Kreeka seadused seda ette näevad.