The 19-year-old’s parents spoke for a fair decision that does not bring their child back.Alki Kampanouafter the verdict of the Mixed Jury Court of Thessaloniki which sentenced the 12 defendants to sentences of up to life imprisonment and additional multi-year terms.

“I thank the Greek Justice. It is a great vindication for our family, but my child is not coming back,” said the mother of the deceased Alki, Melina Kakoulidou.

For his part, the 19-year-old’s father, Aristides Kampanosafter thanking the common people who stood by his family in the marathon legal battle, emphasized that justice had been achieved with the court’s decision.

“We did not want the extermination of the killers of Alkis. We wanted justice. There was crime and there was punishment. The sentence is not devastating, it was part of the heinous crime against my child”, said Mr. Kampanos, while when asked about the most difficult moment of the trial, he answered: “There were many difficult moments in the court, mainly during during the coroner’s testimony and I was trying to keep my cool and calm. We managed and endured and I think that justice has been achieved with the court’s decision.”

Alki family lawyer: “Justice is intact”

Yiannis Pultsidis, one of the advocates for the family of Alkis and his two friends who were injured during the ferocious fan attack on February 1, 2022, in Harilaou, spoke of a “fair decision”. He emphasized that the 12 condemned were armed and armed like “lobsters” and their souls were “full of hatred and malice”, while the three victims were unarmed and their “souls were full of love”. “However, Justice is intact and imposed the just punishment”, he pointed out in his statement.