Video footage of incidents outside the Maximos Palace was published on Facebook by the Network of Progressive Left Students, it denounces ELAS for police brutality.

“The moment when the police forces unnecessarily attack and beat trade unionists of the Network outside the Maximos Palace. Terrorism will not pass!” features the Progressive – Left Student Network in the caption.

Earlier, the Network of Progressive Left Students issued a statement denouncing – as they say – the “unnecessary violence of the Police and the Government of the New Democracy”.

The announcement in detail:

“Students of the Student Network and with the participation of members of the student associations of the University of Patras carried out a symbolic activism against the private universities outside the Megaros Maximos, conveying the message of today’s large student rally.

We denounce the unnecessary violence of the Police and the Government of the New Republic.

We are not intimidated – We are not backing down. The student movement will fight until the end! NO to private universities! Fight for public and free education!”.