Grigoriou: “Difficult to cover up the circuit – Groups may also disappear”

The evidence gathered is unassailable for the existence of an illegal betting ring that operates internationally and has spread its tentacles in Greece as well. THE Kyriakos Thomaidis and the lawyer Haris Grigoriou speaking to News Bulletin 247 they emphasized that at the point the investigations have reached it is very difficult to cover up the case.

“Greek justice has moved quickly. The intervention of the deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court was immediate. The authorities estimate that in Greece alone in the last two and a half years this illegal circuit had a profit of over 50 million euros. It is very difficult to have a cover-up, even if someone wants to in Greece, because there is an investigation in six countries in total. There are strong indications of four factors Super League 1 teams, without necessarily being presidents. There are people involved in Super League 2 as well as in the Third National Team“, emphasized Kyriakos Thomaidis.

Haris Grigoriou, for his part, said: “The rumored amount of 50 million euros earned by those involved in the ring is shocking. It is very difficult to cover up. I’ve always been a believer that nothing is hidden when a case takes its course. In koriopolis the case was not closed, now there are documents about money transfers, which have a dominant evidentiary role and cannot be disputed. It is very difficult to oppose a document that is burdensome».

As for how quickly there can be penalties in case of convictions? “In Italy we had the cases of such circuits clarified after two and three years. It is not easy to do something immediately. We do not yet know the volume and findings in the case file so we know how long it will take to process and cross-examine».

Finally, he referred to the severe penalties provided for offenders, whether they are individuals or groups. “Demotions and huge fines are foreseen for the guilty. This cumulatively means team annihilation, it is very difficult for a PAE to come back with a very large fine and a relegation“, write down.