According to information from SKAI, there are dozens of arrests and arrests of people allegedly related to the case. Giorgos Lyggeridis had lost his life after being hit by a naval flare in the leg at the end of December, during incidents in the indoor stadium of Rentis, in a volleyball match between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos. The unlucky policeman fought hard for 20 days to keep alive but he did not succeed. Giorgos Lyggeridis passed away on December 27.
Prosecutions for at least 150 people
According to police sources, so far the arrests are 57, with these people accused, among other things, of participation in a criminal organization, while the case file that has been formed includes more than 150 people.
The announcement of EL.AS: “A large-scale operation of 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.».
Police raids on houses
Dozens of police officers from various security agencies raided houses in Piraeus, Drapetsona, Tavros, Korydallos, in the center of Athens and Zografou, to locate and arrest the suspects. All of them are accused of the crime of joining a criminal organization and are expected to be brought before the investigator handling the case today.
It is noted that this is one of the largest police operations among organized fans and, for now, the police do not reveal how many people are still wanted. According to the same journalistic information, for some time now strong forces of the MAT, the YAT and other services are heading towards Drapetsona, Tavros and Korydallos, where there are reports of gatherings of organized fans.
