Those arrested for their alleged involvement in the death of the warden were brought to the competent prosecution authority George Lyggeridiswho was killed by a naval flare after scuffles with fans outside Rentis’ indoor gym.
The Directorate for Combating Violence in Sports Venues of the Attica Security Directorate announced that “the investigation was completed in the context of which the activity of a criminal organization was identified, the members of which committed criminal acts with a sports background, including the attack on police officers Y.A.T. on December 7, 2023 in Rentis, resulting in the death of Chief Constable Georgios Lyggeridis.
In order to end their action, a police operation was organized and carried out on Monday, April 22, 2024, under the code name “DAMOCLIOS SPATHI”, in the context of which 63 members of the organization were arrested, which in total consists of -160- people, who are charged with – as the case may be – criminal organization, intentional homicide, dangerous bodily harm, disturbing the peace, explosion, robbery, extortion, arson, theft, damage to foreign property and offenses related to explosives, flares, flares, weapons in conjunction with sports law.
The arrests
In the context of the investigations, an additional -4- people were arrested who are accused of violating the laws on drugs, on weapons and on flares and sparklers.
The investigation, which has been conducted in strict secrecy for the last -4- months, began immediately after the attack on Rentis and from its development it was established that this was not an isolated incident, but it emerged that it was committed by team fans, who since at least 2019 they had formed an operationally structured and continuously active criminal organization, with the purpose of committing felonies and misdemeanors against police officers and opposing fans.
This conclusion was the result of a thorough and in-depth investigation, in the context of which pre-investigative evidence and data, special investigative techniques and procedural tools were used, while a key role was played by the assistance of the scientific staff of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, who were invited to examine and carry out comparative examinations in a multitude of evidence and findings.
