Lyggeridis: The revealing dialogues of the hooligans in the murderous attack – Newsbomb – News

THE Vassilis Kapernaros, lawyer of the family of the murdered Giorgos Lyggeridis, speaking on ERT television, said: “All of Greece considers that it is the climax so that we say now or never, to stop this army that is hostile to Greek society.”

At the same time, the dialogue between Hooligan and his friend is shocking:

Friend: Well, okay, now he goes to do his job too, friend, and let’s just say he was found dead…

Hooligan: Now, he’s having a dinner up there with Filopoulos and Michalis and Alkis, they’re all having dinner together.

They posted some of their dialogues on social media.

Hooligan: We killed a man

Friend: Don’t you tell me now who are the strongest fans in Athens?

Hooligan: We m@@@@

The case file filed against the criminal organization, which was dismantled by EL.AS, is tumultuous. and is involved in the attack on police officers in Rentis, which resulted in the death of Chief Constable Giorgos Lyggeridis.

According to EL.AS, its 160 members have been committing criminal acts with a sports background since at least 2019, while 63 members of the organization were arrested as well as 4 other people. The narrow core of the criminal organization consisted of 8 people, with a leading role, while their activity is located mainly in Attica as well as in Volos and Ioannina.

At the same time, their involvement in 14 more criminal acts with a sports background was identified.

What did the police authorities find in the investigation?

The Sub-Directorate for Combating Violence in Sports Venues of the Attica Security Directorate has completed the investigation in the context of which the activity of a criminal organization was determined, the members of which committed criminal acts with a sports background, including the attack on police officers of the Greek Army. .T. on December 7, 2023 in Rentis, resulting in the death of Chief Constable Georgios Lyggeridis.

In order to end their action, a police operation was organized and carried out on Monday, April 22, 2024, under the code name “DAMOCLIOS SPATHI”, in the context of which 63 members of the organization were arrested, which in total consists of -160- people, who are charged with – as the case may be – criminal organization, intentional homicide, dangerous bodily harm, disturbing the peace, explosion, robbery, extortion, arson, theft, damage to foreign property and offenses related to explosives, flares, flares, weapons in conjunction with sports law.

In the context of the investigations, an additional -4- people were arrested who are accused of violating the laws on drugs, on weapons and on flares and sparklers.

The investigation, which has been conducted in strict secrecy for the past 4 months, began immediately after the attack on Rentis and as it progressed it was established that this was not an isolated incident, but it emerged that it was perpetrated by fans of a team who, at least since 2019, had formed operationally structured and continuously active criminal organization, with the purpose of committing felonies and misdemeanors against police officers and opposing fans.

This conclusion was the result of a thorough and in-depth investigation, in the context of which pre-investigative evidence and data, special investigative techniques and procedural tools were used, while a key role was played by the assistance of the scientific staff of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, who were invited to examine and carry out comparative examinations in a multitude of evidence and findings.

In this context, the role of each and the way they operated in the criminal attacks for which they are accused was precisely demonstrated.

In particular, the narrow core of the criminal organization was made up of -8- individuals who also had a leadership role, even being characterized as “big”, since they had the universal and unquestionable acceptance and obedience of the junior members, aged 16 to 24, who were called “little” and constituted the striking force when carrying out attacks.

To recruit the “little ones” into the organization, the leading members provided them with free admission to the stadium while also giving them tips. They became members of the organization only if they had participated in at least one criminal act. In fact, such was their desire to rise to the esteem of the “big ones”, who were particularly violent and always willing to participate in attacks against police or opposing fans.

The action of the organization and the financial benefits

The activity of the criminal organization is located mainly in Attica and, as the case may be, in areas of the province such as Volos and Ioannina, committing crimes with a sporting background or on the occasion of sporting events. The motivation of its members is mainly fan-based, as an expression of dissatisfaction with unfavorable match results or as a means of intimidation and a show of force against fans of other teams or police who take orderly measures at matches. In fact, leading members enjoyed special treatment as having SLO credentials they moved freely in all areas of the stadium, organizing with voices and characteristic hand movements of the “little ones” to enter the playing field to cause incidents and attack the police forces.

However, there were also financial benefits for some of the organization’s members associated with their action. These members, in order to have full control over the rest, received invitations for free entry, which they then either distributed for free in order to recruit new members, or sold them outside the stadiums of the team they supported at a higher price than listed. In this way they controlled the entrance of people to gates by “disabling” this possibility from the general public while at the same time they were indirectly financed by those who provided them with tickets and invitations. They also demanded and received sums of money of 20 or 50 euros from the canteens operating around the stadiums, while in case of refusal to pay the corresponding fee, they caused damages.

Finally, it emerged that some of the members of the criminal organization are linked to working relationships both with the group and with another Agency, where they worked without going to work, until after the incident in Rentis when they were now asked to go normally for work otherwise apply for leave. Typical is the case of a leading member who worked in a sports association of the team he supports, but the employment relationship with it was terminated on the day of the events in Rentis.

In fact, the loyalty they had among them is remarkable, as when the leadership of the criminal group was threatened by other competitors, they attacked them with particular ferocity.

The planning and selection of the goals of the criminal organization was done exclusively by the -8- leaders, who also played an important role during the executive stage, with a physical and guiding presence in almost all of their illegal actions. The younger members did not proceed with any action without the order or approval of the “big ones”, as was evident from the attack on police officers on the 7^the December 2023 in Rentis, resulting in the death of police officer Georgios Lyggeridis.

In this case, the involvement of -141- members of the criminal organization who acted with a specific plan was established, from the preparatory stage through the supply, manufacture and transport of “munitions” to the stadium until its execution, with specific orders from leading members but even on the spot change in the timing of the attack, ordered by the 40-year-old undisputed leader of the organization and chief of a particular port.