Lyggeridis murder: The videos that betrayed the hooligans

Lots of video material from the broadcast of the volleyball match on December 7th, from a number of shops and businesses from the surrounding streets and even from a “flashlight” that an unknown person handed over to the Authorities, after an anonymous phone call and left it on February 18th, opposite Gate 5 of of the “Karaiskaki” stadium led to the identification of the perpetrators of the murder of the police officer Giorgos Lyggeridis, in Rentis.

Of course, the testimonies of protected witnesses also played an important role in the case.

In the controversial “flashlight” with 15 videos from the episodes in Rentiswe can see the horseshoe in which the organized fans were sitting, just before leaving the stadium and then their movement, where, following the orders of two people, they come out in order to attack the police.

From the analysis reports of the videotape materials, in combination with other elements of the preliminary investigation, where it emerged that:

a) At 18:30 on December 7, 2023, 35-40 people, riding 10-15 motorcycles and 4 cars, of which three were white and one red, gathered in front of the official gate of the “KARAISKAKI” stadium “.

During their stay at the scene, leading members of the criminal organization including the trapper’s manager they instructed the two brothers, one of whom is charged with the fatal shot, and another member to go to a gas station to get gas and another was sent home to bring dynamite. Once the items were loaded into the cars one of the leaders ordered them to leave quickly for Rentis, with the intention of “we become the cops“, as he characteristically mentioned.

They formed a convoy “protecting” – accompanying the motorcycles and the cars and moved in an organized and coordinated manner towards the “Melina Merkouri” stadium where the volleyball match was being held.

Initially, they moved along Karaoli and Dimitriou Streets, turned right onto Piraeus Street until the National Road point and then turned left into Kifisos Street, until they took the right exit for Agios Ioannis Rentis, arriving at the “Melina Merkouri” stadium at 19:45.

After the incidents a conversation has even been recorded between the two brotherswhich shows their concern, lest the preliminary investigation discover their preparatory actions, with the trapper’s manager, providing them with information about points where the Security had requested and received video material.

Upon their arrival at the scene, two of the “team leaders” remained outside the “K.G. MELINA MERKOURI” to build additional improvised explosive devices. The very well organized plan of the members of the criminal organization was for the attacks to take place after the match outside the stadium.

However, with the arrival at the court of the Chief of the criminal organization and the “Gate” of the warm-blooded, changed the plan and finally the attack took place shortly after the end of the first set. In fact, in the video footage, their Leader is seen on the pitch talking to the trapper’s manager. The latter is then seen typing for several seconds on his cell phone and then exits through the side door. Shortly after, the attacks take place.

One of the two “team leaders” who had stayed outside to build improvised explosive devices, entered the stadium shortly before the end of the first set, where the organized fans of Olympiakos were, and gave the order to get out. Another “team leader” made characteristic gestures with his hands, in order for the Olympiacos fans to leave.

Immediately, the first group of members of the criminal organization came out, with the intention of attacking the Police. While the perpetrators were waiting for an order to start the attack, other members of the criminal organization gradually left the field. The attackers also participated in the attacks, who are not seen in the video material to be in the stadium as they were waiting for the other attackers to come out to carry out their attack together.

Indicative that even the members knew what would happen that dayis that according to Sports Violence Police, although the team’s fans, in their team’s matches, wear clothing corresponding to their team’s colors, on that day the vast majority wore black clothes and during attacks they had their facial features covered with full face and half face hoods as well as disposable masks.

At 21:15 and after gathering on Alexandrou Papadiamantis Street, they created roadblocks, setting fire to three trash cans. Then, with their united forces, organized and coordinated, they launched particularly fierce and unprovoked attacks against the platoon, which was taking measures of order and was positioned at the junction of A. Papadiamanti and Ag. Sicilian.

The order for the attack was given by two leading members of the criminal organization, who were marching ahead of the rest in the direction of the platoon. According to the command of the Chief, as soon as he would throw the first molotov, then the rest would start throwing the objects with which they were equipped at the policemen. Indeed, the plan, which resulted in the death of police officer Giorgos Lyggeridis and the injury of another, was carried out to the letter.