The Minister of Citizen Protection Yiannis Oikonomou and the Deputy Minister of Sports Yiannis Vroutsis arrived at 12 noon with the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Georgia Adeilinis and requested the criminal upgrading of the investigation for all cases of sports violence and corruption in order to search for physical and moral perpetrators of all the crimes that have been committed and the search for the existence of any criminal organizations in the area.

Oikonomou and Vroutsis presented to the prosecution all the evidence available to the authorities for evaluation in the context of the investigative process.

On their way out, the Deputy Sports Minister said: “Representing the government, we found ourselves in a highly symbolic visit to the prosecutor of the Supreme Court today to testify before her a lot essential elements, which have to do with fan violence. The symbolism is great because we are determined with this action and today’s visit to prove and demonstrate our determination to use all weapons in battle to ensure safety on the pitchessafety in sports venues, safety and the values ​​of sport”.

“At the same time, the presence of the data we cited, each minister from his side and his own portfolio, have to do with real incidents, which prove over time that this fan violencewhich exists in the sports system of our country, which but it goes beyond the limits of sportsit is connected through time and with persons, it overcomes many things and today the element of the criminal organization comes in, as all these elements prove through beatings of referees, complaints that have been made by journalists about beatings, complaints throughout time as advertisements that they are really incidents combined with all these sad events, the unacceptable episodes that need to be related, highlighted and upgraded.

We presented the prosecutor of the Supreme Court with quite serious evidence and requested on behalf of the government the upgrading of the criminal monitoring of the entire process in order to reach the dislocation and in the referral to justice both of of physics as well as him moral authors illegal behavior, delinquent behavior, incidents related to sports violence, or violence with a sports background.

I think that the information we gave to the prosecutor and what we will provide, because the procedures and investigations will be ongoing, will help in a direction that is a common ground for the whole of Greek society, in order to deal effectively and decisively the gangs of hooligans but also those who may tolerate them or them they incite” Mr. Economou emphasized for his part.

The state and the government are here to put an end to this pandemic, the scourge that exists and the unacceptable and we will fight it and be here until the end, until we bring the final results that we all want.”