The referral of more than 150 defendants for the criminal organization of Rentis in which the assassination of police officer George Liggeridis and other criminal offenses were committed, is proposed by Prosecutor Magdalini Kalpakidou.

The Public Prosecutor proposes to be referred to the Three -Member Court of Appeals, including, where appropriate for the crimes of the establishment, integration and direction of criminal organization, attempted homicide, synergy in homicide, possession of explosives and incendiary materials, . with the aggravating circumstance of sports law.

“The crimes pursued are performed with athletic background or on the occasion of sports events and with fanatics, in particular, motivation, that is, either as an expression of unhappiness and protests for non -favorable Olympic results and arbitration decisions, or as a means of being intimidated. /Power against fans of different groups, but also against the police forces, which They are available in the competitions that Olympiacos is involved in safeguarding the classroom, the security of sports missions and fans and the smooth conduct of the games, or in retaliation against police officers to suppress incidents that attempted a criminal organization in the context of athletic event. “

According to the prosecutor, the criminal organization, as stated in its proposal, also has financial benefits “linked to the action of at least some of the members of the organization”. The financial gain comes from “illegal disposal of tickets and invitations to Olympiacos’ races, from illegal introduction of people within the non -ticket stadiums for a cash exchange and the extortion of the retailers who set up their benches and canteens around the sports facilities”.

Referral to Olympic administration

Among those whose prosecutor calls for their referral to trial are the 5 members of the Olympic administration, and in particular for the criminal support-funding and incitement to athletic violence.

These are Vangelis Marinakis, Yiannis Moralis, Kostas Karapapas, Michalis Kountouris and Dimitris Agrafiotis who, in their apologies before the investigator who carried out the main interrogation of the case, refused to refuse what they were attributed.

The above, as stated, inter alia, in the Public Prosecutor’s Office: “In Piraeus and the wider area of ​​Attica, in an unknown period, but at least from 18-11–2019 to 22-4-2024, acting together, namely after their co-fascination, With a common planning, common delinquency and joint action, with more actions that constitute continued crime, they provided others of all kinds of assets, materials and intangibles. And all kinds of financial instruments and guidelines, information and guidelines by helping to recruit new members, knowing that in this way they facilitate or assist in committing criminal activities of criminal organization that seeks to perform more felonies, ”the prosecutor notes and adds that they were. senior members of the Board of Directors of PAE OLYMPIC and “with their properties and while They were aware of the existence and functioning and action of the criminal organization, as well as its leaders and senior executives, provided direct and indirect financial aid to leaderships, but also to partners of the criminal organization called “Door 7”.

In the same proposal, Mrs Kalpakidou calls for the exemption of Evangelos Marinakis, Ioannis Moralis, Michael Kountouris, Dimitrios Agrafiotis and Konstantinos Karapapas for the criminal support of the criminal organization jointly in the 17th. 11/2019.

The last reason for whether or not the defendants refer and what offenses will the Athens Court of Appeal will have.