The protected witnesses “showed” the “heads” of the criminal organization

Crucial was the role of the three protected witnesses in the case of the criminal organization and her murderous attack against the MAT in Rentisregarding the internal hierarchy of the defendants and its way of organization and action.

These testimonies, according to ERTwhich have been included in the case file, was also the key in the police investigation to dismantle the hooligans’ criminal organization.

It is recalled that today (26/04) three of the ten defendants were remanded in custody where were arrested during the recent police operation for the murder of Giorgos Lyggeridisin the episodes of Renti.

Specifically, the 10 they apologized today in 4th investigator only for her category her supply and possession of drugs that face. The remaining seven they left free with the imposing restrictive conditions while on Saturday (27/04) the apologies of those involved in the case of the criminal organization begin.

The pivotal testimonies

THE witness “67B” describes that the leading members of the organized and persecuted in the current investigation, had full freedom of movement as: “We see them all together sitting down, i.e. in a place where spectators are not allowed to enter but only accredited persons and they have a card. They also move freely in all areas of the stadiums without restriction, i.e. they enter any gate they want during the match, roam around the pitch and some of them also give orders to the organizer who conveys them to the organized fans with the duduka”.

Depositing specifically for the alleged leader of “Gate 7” – always according to ERT- and main accused in the case, he says that he is the one who has the absolute mandate and does not hesitate to move against those who question him: “I have seen him go into the bellows at the Karaiskaki stadium. He also gives the orders to the organizer and when some people from the platform do not obey his orders, he gathers a group of his own people and they trample and beat the people who do not obey.”

According to witnessseveral of the alleged leadership team, they instigated incidents and gave orders for attacks on fans of other teams. As an example, he mentions the attack against OFI friends in January 2023 shortly before the start of the match between Cretans and Olympiakos at the Karaiskaki stadium: “He used a pen flare, which accidentally hit an Olympiakos fan who was accompanying two or three children. When the fan reacted, he went and hit him.”

The plan for the episodes outside of “Melina Mercouri”

In convoy from Neo Faliro in the closed “Melina Merkouri” the hooligans moved in December 2023 as can be seen from the photo frames.

They are photos collected by the police officers of the Department of Sports Violence and they reveal that overall 10-15 motorbikes and four cars made up the convoy carrying them explosive molotov cocktails, naval flares, flares and other munitions.

The cars according to information from ertnews, it was all rented with the munitions in to the cars with the two-wheelers next to them, effectively creating a security cordon.

At the moment when the order was given for the hooligans to leave the gym, the third protected witness “67F” describes: “At the end of the 1st set I saw an anabambula on the court and I saw people wearing helmets, masks, full faces and bone gloves. There were about 80 people and they came out some from the left and others from the right. While everyone was getting dressed, I saw a man dressed in black with covered features talking on his cell phone and shouting “let’s go”.

According to the witness, those involved in the incidents were trying to eliminate evidence that could incriminate them: “As soon as it was learned that we would be escorted by several of the horses, they began to jump into the field. Some vandalized the canteen causing damage and taking products and some set fire to the toilets burning clothes.”

The rest of the photos show the route followed by the group of hooligans from inside the stadium to the point where the MAT squad was located, as well as snapshots of the fierce attacks with improvised explosive devices.

The police are the target

Apostolos Lytras, the defendant’s lawyer, stated: “It is not possible now to talk about a 165-person criminal organization. As for my own principal, the 16-year-old, he had absolutely nothing to do with the episodes. In fact, he didn’t leave the field at all.”

The police force seems to have always been the target of hooligans who act with a plan and thirst for blood.

The protected witness “67E” describes an incident where they were looking for squads to unleash his dehumanization: “On December 5, 2022 at SEF, I heard that Olympiakos fans dressed as Santa Clauses and because there was no squad at the stadium, they went to the SKAI TV station to find a platoon to attack, as they did by throwing Molotov cocktails and naval flares.”