About 100 people yesterday they entered the listed building where for a number of years an occupation called “Libertatia” was housed, in Thessaloniki violating the previously sealed area, they had a party with live music and shouted slogans.

According to ERT, police forces went to the area and proceeded to at least 19 introductions people, around the preserved building which is located on Stratou Avenue, while at dawn at 5 they proceeded to an operation and the building has now been evacuated. Stratou Street, which was closed from Kavtatzoglou to Papanastasiou, was reopened to traffic. There were no episodes.

The monument was completely destroyed by fire in January 2018 and since then people belonging to the wider anti-authoritarian space have been attempting to repair it, carrying out various works.

The Police has repeatedly carried out operations to remove these individuals, proceeding with arrests and arrests. The previous operation took place at the end of last month and led to the arrest of 11 people. After this operation, the area was sealed by the competent services.