Nice: “He threw a spoon at me – He was my classmate” says the deputy mayor about the municipal councilor

A municipal councilor at Nice her opposition knocked with spoons the deputy mayor of the city Infrastructure, Eleftherio Chatzipavlidisin the hall of the Peace Court, as a result of which the latter was transferred to the hospital, as well Open the nose of, while he also suffered concussion.

Everything happened at 10.30 in the morning, on the first floor of the Magistrate’s Court, where a trial for a case of the Municipality was in progress. The occasion was an argument that the two men had about issues of the municipality. As soon as the municipal councilor kicked the deputy mayor of the municipality of Nice, he disappeared and is being sought by the police as part of the autoforos.

“He came and stuck his face on my face and while he was telling me things like come down and come down I’m waiting for you downstairs, suddenly a head sat on me,” said Mr. Hatzipavlidis, speaking on Mega’s “Live News”.

“Of course I got dizzy and my nose opened, blood. I took the ambulance, it came and took me and took me to Janeio. I did all the tests, X-rays, because I am also a heart patient. I had high blood pressure,” he also said.

“He came from the end of the aisle while we were gathered up there in the Criminal Court, and we were having a confrontation about his stance on this matter and he came out and hit me. He attacked me. In other words, he challenged me, threatened me, challenged me to come to a confrontation with him and to fight, but I kept my cool”, continued Mr. Hatzipavlidis.

A police car and an ambulance rushed to the scene, with the deputy mayor being taken to the Zanio hospital for tests.

“I condemn in the most unequivocal way the act of violence against the Deputy Mayor of Technical Services of our Municipality by a municipal councilor of the opposition faction. Violence, especially when it is manifested by people who were elected to serve the interests of the citizens and the city, offends every human value,” said the mayor of Nice, Konstantinos Maragakis.

“I’m in the doctor’s office now, in the examination rooms,” said Eleftherios Hatzipavlidis. As he says, the attack of the municipal councilor was unexpected and he did not have time to react. “We were gathered 10 people to testify together and he attacked me”, he states specifically.

“I didn’t feel well. As I tell you, I also had bleeding and dizziness. I called EKAV and the police,” he also said and mentioned among other things:

“We had a backlash and he came out on top and hit me. He challenged me and threatened me. He came and “stuck” his face to my face and suddenly gave me a strong headbutt. My nose opened and I came to Janeio because I am also a heart patient.”

“Meanwhile, he was also my classmate. We have known each other for a long time”, also said Eleftherios Hatzipavlidis.

The attack was also condemned by the head of the faction of the municipal councilor who threw spoons at the deputy mayor.