An extraordinary meeting of the Senate is convened by the administration of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), with the sole issue of the immediate launch of repairing the damage, which, in the early hours of last Saturday, caused unknowns in the ground floor of a building of the Department of Biology. housed for 34 years the so-called occupation “Hangout in the Organic”.
“In the early hours of May 7, a group of criminal elements carried out organized disaster operation on the ground floor of the Department of Biology, where the construction of the new unified library and classrooms of the School of Sciences has begun. From the catastrophic fate of the perpetrators, who brought sledgehammers, wheels and burglary tools, everything that had been delivered to the University was leveled with the completion, after the Easter holidays, of the first phase of the construction works of landscaping. The guard service immediately informed the Rector’s Authorities as well as the police twice “, it is noted in the announcement of the Rector’s Authorities of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and reference is made to the two calls that were made – at 1.44 a.m. and at 3.27 am- to the police during the course of the attack.
Regarding the financial cost of the disasters, it is clarified that the technical services of the University are proceeding with the relevant recording, but “in any case, based on the images we saw, it amounts to many thousands of euros”.
Regarding the decision to proceed with the project, it is underlined that “the decisions of the Senate for the construction of the Library in the specific area were taken unanimously” and in this context the body is convened immediately, in an extraordinary meeting with the sole issue of condemning the crime. the assessment of the disasters and the planning concerning the immediate launch of their restoration and the assurance of the smooth continuation of the project and its completion within the strict schedules, based on the contractual obligations undertaken by the University “.
“The damage done to public property is borne by the Greek State and the Greek taxpayer. It is our responsibility to stand together in defense of democratic legitimacy, academic freedom and public property from the enemies of democracy and these criminal groups plotting against the public university, “the statement said. “For our part, we immediately launched all the planned legal actions to find and punish the perpetrators and, having confidence in the Rule of Law, we expect that no criminal act in the area of ​​our University will go unpunished.”
The project “Interior Arrangements of Ground Floor Biology Building for the needs of the University of Thessaloniki”, with a total budget of 1,320,600 euros, is implemented in the implementation of decisions of the Senate, through the Public Investment Program (PIP) of our University and is part of ” Functional integration of Libraries AUTH“, In the Priority Axis” Investment in education, skills acquisition and lifelong learning “of the Operational Program” Central Macedonia “, while co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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