The deputy mayor for cleaning and recycling of the municipality of Athens, Roxani Bei, apologized for the names of the 57 victims in Tempi who they wrote yesterday with paint in front of the monument to the Unknown Soldier the demonstrators, which were extinguished today at dawn by the cleaning crew of the municipality.

Mrs. Roxani Bey points out in a statement that she never ordered the names to be deleted while underlining that she is “categorically opposed” to this action and adds that the crew then deleted them by invitation of the guard of the parliament.

In detail in her announcement she states:

“A cleaning crew of the Municipality of Athens erased last night the names of the victims of the Tempe tragedy, which had been written in Syntagma Square, at the invitation of the guard of the parliament.

I categorically state that I never ordered this to happen and I was never informed of this unwarranted action, which I strongly oppose. The criticism leveled is absolutely justified.

I apologize to the families and to the thousands of citizens, including myself, who demonstrated, demanding justice for the victims of Tempe.”

The video from the moment the municipality clears the names