“I saw a great rage, a great rage. An unbridled hatred, an anger. I have not seen such behavior, not even for a potential thief “testified before the Mixed Jury Court a security officer who saw the deadly attack that Zak Costopoulos received at noon on September 21, 2018 on Gladstonos Street.
The 40-year-old witness, whose testimony opened today, the 4th day of the trial for the case, described in court what he saw, returning from a public service nearby, happening outside the jewelry store, where people had already gathered looking at him trapped inside. of the activist shop.
In his testimony, the witness stressed that he did not see the victim holding a knife while he was inside the shop of one of the accused and that, after he managed to escape beaten, in weakness and obviously in panic, “he took a glass and pointed it abstractly at the rescuer. who did it back “pointing out that immediately after” threw it down, there was no threat “.
According to the witness, he was surprised to see what was happening on the sidewalk where the jewelry store was located: “There was a young man inside, who from what I saw, was near the cash register and had grabbed the cash register. Not to violate it, it was obviously heavy. He took the fire extinguisher but it was probably heavy because he did not know how to use it, “he said, while at another point in his testimony he said:” His behavior was to be released, as if he regretted entering. He was in tension and agitation. He did not want to do anything wrong. He was in public view, uncovered without a mask and he was trying to get out, not to stay inside while people were waiting for him outside. “If he was a thief he would not want to go out.”
The witness stated that he had met Jacques again because he worked and lived in the center and had formal contacts with him. “When I saw him I said: Jacques is excluded. I did not believe for a moment that he wanted to do something bad. As a security guard, I ruled it out. It was not his ideology to steal, nor did he need to steal from what he said. I thought he came in by mistake. “His behavior was to free him.”
Referring to the blows received by the activist from the jeweler and the co-accused of the broker, the witness said with certainty that many of them hit the victim in the head, who finally “crawled out of the window in which the gentlemen had already damaged. “There were many of the many blows that hit him in the head.” He also stated that EKAB reached the point very quickly and that Zak “reacted and got up to leave. Instinctively he did not realize that he fell on others. I could not see anymore, he was surrendered “.
Asked if the 33-year-old could look threatening, the witness said: “He came out very awkward and hurried. He never got up. He did not help himself out. He could not get up physically. His only impulsive move was to get up and run to the table unconsciously. Even to the rescuer lying down he stretched it (the glass). He was not standing. “
Referring to the four accused police officers, the witness said that he had not remained at the scene when they arrived, stressing, however, that he believes that “they had a wrong image” of the situation they were called to deal with. Regarding the situation of Zak Costopoulos, he testified that the 33-year-old was not in a state of amok. “In a state of panic, fear, confusion yes. Amok no. “If I were in his position, I would react out of fear.”
Prosecutor: Why did you not mention these to the investigator?
Witness: I notified my supervisor then and he told me “you did very well and did not get involved”. I sought to submit it because I considered it my obligation. The interrogator told me that in court I would say everything, “here, he told me, we are not writing a novel”.
The defense of the six defendants stated in court that there are contradictions in the testimony of the witness today with the one he gave to the Investigator. Defendants’ attorneys said that the 40-year-old is inconsistent, as he described in court snapshots that took place before his presence at the scene and stressed, among other things, that in his interrogation testimony the 40-year-old refers to “glass” while today to “glass”.
The medical examiner, pathologist Christos Eftychiadis, who performed the histological examinations on the organs of Zak Costopoulos, ruled out – by submitting to the court – any version that there was a pre-existing heart or other issue that contributed to the death of the 33-year-old activist.
According to Mr. Eftychiadis, the 33-year-old’s heart was very normal, without any problems, while regarding the “fatty liver” he stressed that it has nothing to do with the death of Zak Costopoulos as he stressed “the death related to the liver is not immediate “It’s a slow development, no sudden deaths are attributed to it.” The witness described a “burdened organism” but explained that this had nothing to do with death.
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