“It’s a tragic moment, tragic days for the police,” said Deputy Minister of Citizen Protection Kostas Katsafados to SKAI and the ‘TODAY’ show regarding the multiple attacks against police officers that have occurred recently, on the occasion of the murder of the 32-year-old policeman in a bar on Thursday mornings in Thessaloniki.

“They are Greek citizens, young children, civil servants, who are charged with the task of protecting the entire Greek society, they have a name”, he added

Regarding Giorgos Lyggeridis, who breathed his last yesterday Wednesday at the General State Hospital of Nice after 20 days of hospitalization after the murderous attack with a flare by an 18-year-old in the events of Rentis, he said: “Yorgos Lyggeridis fought a great, unequal battle. By order of the prime minister, it is a duty of honor to find the physical and moral perpetrators of this terrorist attack.”

“It is a debt of honor for usthere are many executives involved in this case, we have evidence, we are optimistic Msand in a reasonable time we will have other arrests”

Finally, Mr. Katsafados emphasized: “We asked the Court to seriously examine the possibility that all these groups can operate under the framework of criminal organizations”.