“A criminal organization with 158 members is involved in the murder of the policeman”

THE chief her Greek Police made it known that evidence has emerged for criminal organization with 158 memberswhich is related to murder of the police officer in Rentis.

THE lieutenant general Dimitrios Mallios specifically stated that “in the last 4 months, the Sub-Directorate for Combating Violence in Sports Venues of the Attica Security Directorate, with the assistance of the Criminal Investigations Directorate, conducted an extensive investigation under the utmost secrecy for the complete clarification of the hooligan’s criminal attack in the area of ​​Rentiswhich resulted in the death of YAT police officer Georgios Lyggeridis.

As is already known, in order to solve this murderous attack, from the first moment, more than 400 prosecutions had been made, so that no conviction was lost, while one person had been arrested and brought to justice.

Subsequently, the case file compiled included testimonies, videos and other findings that proved her existence of a criminal organization behind the attack, while they confirmed the association of sports violence with organized crime.

In particular, evidence emerged for criminal organizationconsisting of of 158 memberswhich, at least as of 2019, were committing felony and misdemeanor criminal acts and operating mainly in Attica, Bullet and Janina.

In order to dismantle the criminal organization in question, from the early hours of this morning, as part of the ongoing preliminary investigation, a wide-ranging police operation was carried out, with the assistance of the EKAM. and police dogs, resulting in arrest, so far 60 people.

Alongside, 58 searches have been carried out in houses and 15 in vehicles and a multitude of persuasions including pistols, wooden bats, knives, drugs, clothing, digital media and more have been seized.

Our commitment to combating sports violence and overall lawlessness is absolute. We will continue to work with a plan and determination for the safety of citizens and peaceful coexistence in our society.”

Fan gate leaders

According to OPEN, among those arrested is three captain members of a particular fan base, who allegedly gave orders and distributed roles in the criminal organization. The specific individuals have employed ELAS in the past.

According to police sources, in the business clothes found which were worn by those involved in the Rentis episodessince they have been recorded on video from inside the stadium at the moment they were leaving the stands to attack the MAT.

also, after the incidents, clothes that the hooligans had tried to burn were found in the toilets of the stadium. However, DNA and fingerprints were found from the investigations in the forensic laboratories, which led to the traces of the perpetrators.

Those arrested are said to be involved in at least 10 other incidents of fan violence, apart from the attack on Rentis. The arrested are said to be involved in incidents in Volos, Larissa, Ioannina, New Philadelphia, Crete, Tripoli, Malakassa.

Chrysochoidis: “Delivery of justice as intended”

THE Michalis Chrysochoidisspeaking at a POASY conference, emphasized that “lament after the death of Giorgos Lyggeridis, he must to turn into an act both for the one who “left” and for those who stay behind.

“For those who leave in this unfair way, there is the administration of justice, as provided for by the Republic and our Constitution. George will be with us every day, to remind us how precious human life is and how hateful, murderous and destructive violence is for any society.

For those who remain, George’s parents, the parents of every victim, I want to emphasize that they will not be alone. The Greek Police, but also all of Greece, will be by your side, so that every day we can fight, fight and fight not only as a society, but also as a Police, to fight crime”.