THE GREEK POLICE. for murder in Rentis: Involvement of a criminal organization with 158 members – 60 arrested

The involvement of a criminal organization in the incidents in Rentis and by extension in the murder of the police officer Giorgos Lyggeridis, was announced by EL.AS in a statement.

After the rapid developments with the large police operation and the arrests that took place on Sunday night, for the murder of the policeman in December 2023 in Rentis, the leader of EL.AS. speaks of involvement of a criminal organization with 158 members behind the attack. In fact, he informs that for the last four months, an investigation was conducted in the utmost secrecy to clear up the case.

“The file that was drawn up included testimonials, videos and other findings that demonstrated the existence of a criminal organization behind the attackwhile confirming the association of sports violence with organized crime”, the announcement states, among other things, while it is noted that the arrests for the policeman’s murder have so far reached 60.

The announcement of EL.AS. for the murder of the policeman in Rentis

“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 to fully elucidate the criminal hooligan attack in the area of ​​Rentis, which resulted in the death of YAT police officer Georgios Lyggeridis”, the announcement initially states.

“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 testimony, video and other findings that demonstrated the existence of a criminal organization behind the attack, while confirming a link between sports violence and organized crime.

“In particular, evidence emerged of a criminal organization, consisting of 158 members, which, at least since 2019, committed felony and misdemeanor criminal acts and operated mainly in Attiki, Volos and Ioannina. 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 the arrest of 60 people so far”, it is noted afterwards.

“At the same time, 58 searches have been carried out in houses and 15 in vehicles and a number of persuasive items such as pistols, wooden bats, knives, drugs, clothing, digital media and others 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”, EL.AS concludes in its announcement.