The policeman’s father bent

The unfortunate policeman was killed by a flare in the leg at the end of December, during incidents at the indoor stadium of Rentis, during a volleyball match between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. The policeman’s father was at an event about fan violence when he heard the news about the developments in his son’s case.

Lyggeridis murder in Rentis: “My child’s memory must be vindicated”

“We are waiting for the justice system to do the right thing. They started today, as far as we know. My child’s memory must be vindicated. The hero. My son. For all of Greece, for all the police. He is my new family, all my children in here are my son. I hugged them all one by one. They give me courage, they keep me upright”, Mr. Athanasios Lyggeridis said to the OPEN camera with tears in his eyes, referring to his son’s platoon.

Lyggeridis murder in Rentis: “George you will be with us every day”

The Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis was also present at the event and assured the family that they will not be alone and that “Georgos symbolizes how abhorrent violence is in any society”.

“George, you will be with us every day to remind us how precious human life is, to remind us of the love your parents have for you and your colleagues, but also to remind us at the same time how despicable, murderous and destructive violence is for every society”, he said characteristically.

“There are also moral perpetrators”

“We say never let there be another new child at the altar of sports violence and violence. Unfortunately, this happened to George. Another child lost by a hooligan’s murderous action. There are also moral perpetrators, I am happy today with what we hear from the Greek Police”, said the Deputy Minister of Sports, Yannis Vroutsis, in his turn.

Three senior members of Gate 7 among those arrested

Among those arrested are three leading members of a certain Thira of Olympiakos fans. These individuals allegedly gave orders and distributed the roles in this criminal organization that the Police is investigating, as reported by Mina Karamitrou in OPEN. The three specific arrestees have also concerned the Authorities and the Directorate for Combating Sports Violence many times.

At the same time, in the case that the authorities are investigating, there was a video where the organizers of Olympiakos were seen leaving the stadium and going outside to cause the incidents. In the searches carried out by the authorities in the houses, clothes identified in the video, worn by the specific people that day, were found.

Also on that fateful night, some people caught up and went to the toilets to burn their evidence. However, the forensic laboratories found fingerprints and DNA in these burnt clothes to identify the people included in the case file.

Tomorrow (23/4) they will all be brought before the Athens prosecutor on charges of moral complicity in homicide and the establishment of a criminal organization.

Lyggeridis murder in Rentis: At least 50 arrests – Over 150 people in the case file

Four months after the serious episodes in Renti the authorities gathered the necessary evidence to proceed with new arrests of people involved in the events of December 7.

According to the information so far, the police made raids on houses in the region of Western Attica in order to catch people involved in the incidents of that evening. According to information, this is the execution of relevant warrants. Until now more than 50 people have been arrested with the number of wanted people reaching more than 60 people and the operation continues. According to information, the case file that has been filed has more than 150 defendants.

The aim of the sports violence sub-directorate was to identify moral perpetrators in the case of the murder of the police officer. We remind you that for the death of the MAT police officer, an 18-year-old man has already been arrested and remanded in custody. He had admitted that he had thrown a flare in the direction where the policeman was.

ELAS’ announcement about the operation

“A large-scale operation by the Sub-Directorate for Combating Violence in the sports grounds of the Attica Security Directorate has been in full progress since the early hours of this morning to arrest people involved in the incident of the fatal injury of a police officer on 7-12-2023 at a sports event in Renti. So far, dozens of people have been brought in as well as a large number of searches in homes and vehicles, while various items of evidence have been seized.”

The 31-year-old police officer Giorgos Lyggeridis passed away on December 27, after a tough battle he fought for 20 days, after being seriously injured by a naval flare that he had received during incidents that took place outside the “Melina Merkouri” stadium. in Rentis during the “eternal” derby, Olympiacos – Panathinaikos.

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