In a statement, the police state that 12 foreigners and 9 Greeks were arrested and will be taken to the Prosecutor’s Office
The mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis, issued a statement condemning the “vulgar and homophobic attack”.
In his statement he says: “We condemn in the most unequivocal and unequivocal way the vulgar, homophobic attack in the heart of the city. Acceptance is a sign of Culture and Democracy. In the colorful, inclusive Thessaloniki of respect for diversity, there is no place for racist attitudes.”
The announcement of the Police:
“The immediate mobilization and coordinated actions of police officers of the General Police Directorate of Thessaloniki, regarding an ongoing incident that took place in Aristotelous Square yesterday evening (03-09-2024), led to the arrest of 21 people.
It’s about 12 foreigners and 9 nationalsagainst whom a case file was filed by the Anti-Racist Violence Department of the Thessaloniki Security Directorate for the occasional offenses of simple bodily harm committed and attempted, insult and threat, in combination with the aggravated case of article 82A of the Criminal Code ‘Crime with racist characteristics’.
In particular, the aforementioned verbally attacked and threw bottles at two LGBTI people, while unknown assailants spat and hit one of them. The police forces that rushed to the scene removed them safely, while a total of 24 arrests were made. Those arrested will be taken to the competent prosecutor.”
The timeline of the attack
Last night, around 22:30 a group of about 150-200 people verbally attacked and threw bottles at two transgender people, who were walking in Aristotelous Square.
The victims took refuge in a nearby restaurant for protection. The perpetrators continued to harass them even when police forces arrived at the scene, with whose help the victims of the attack were taken to the police station where they filed a complaint.
The police proceeded to a total of 25 arrests and after their examination, 21 were arrested, among them 11 minors and 10 adults, while a case file was filed against them.
The case has been taken over by the Department for Combating Racist Violence of the General Police Directorate of Thessaloniki.
Source: Skai
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