Furthermore, in 883, Leo was denounced as plotting against Basil and was imprisoned; it was only through the intervention of patriarch Photios and Stylianos Zaoutzes that he was not also blinded.
Üstelik, 883 yılında, Leon, Basileios'a karşı komplo kurmakla suçlandı ve hapsedildi; sadece patrik Fotios ve Stylianos Zaoutzes'in müdahalesi ile de kör edilmediği düşünülmektedir.