Kontonis: “Announcements like that of Olympiakos are that the fire is for gasoline – I wonder why the measure is applied to everyone”

Stavros Kontonis commented on the anti-violence measures announced today by the government. The former deputy minister of sports and also minister of justice after he defended the law that had been “passed” in 2015 which, as he said, had results but was subsequently repealed.

THE Stavros Kontonis speaking to Metropoliscommented that announcements like that of Olympiakos, apparently meaning the one issued by PAE after the game with Volos, inflame the atmosphere and added: “I wonder why this measure applies to everyone”…

“And yet with the Canton Law we also saw a preemption. But the legislative framework was abolished. When rigorously applied, the phenomenon was reduced to a very large extent. They have been announced by the government representative. Then in the Parliament he was against us, in 2015. Mr. Vroutsis was a representative of New Democracy. Then he said that the measure we proposed and applied was horizontal. Now let’s see what he says”Mr. Kontonis initially stated and continued:

“When one government legislates strict measures, the other side does not agree. There must be consensus from all. Today we return to point zero. What happened then, were crimes against society.

The measures I had taken were never implemented, they were gradually cancelled. Even the police, every Monday morning, informed me in detail how many smoke bombs were lit in the stadiums by the fans of each team. Then for each smoke generator, each team paid 1,000 euros. Then this measure was gradually abolished, after my departure”.

He then commented on the measures announced by the government…

“In the law we adopted in 2015, we had specified the measures. I had also taken horizontal measures. For two games behind closed doors initially.

Is the phenomenon of violence as widespread today as it was then? No it is not. I wonder why this measure is applied to everyone. The specific perpetrators of the incidents should be identified and the police should intervene. At that time, I had interrupted the Championship and the Cup. Because the EPO shack then wanted to abolish sports judges. Here everything should be put on a proper basis. Such announcements from clubs like Olympiakos are like fire to gasoline.

Have you read a text on in.gr owned by Vangelis Marinakis, a major shareholder of Olympiacos, about the decision taken by the sports judge for Olympiacos – Panathinaikos? We’re talking about text, shame.

I don’t even know the judge’s name. Until he is Panathinaikos they wrote in the specific medium that he is in the Marinaki group.

When I had put into law in 2015, that journalists who would serve violence would also be punished, this provision was removed in record time when I left. Some of those who wrote against me at the time are today in the Deputy Ministry of Sports. Your colleagues. I want to say one more thing: An 18-year-old man was arrested. It is certain that he did the same as a minor. He said that he acted as a member of a group, a criminal group, that equipped itself with explosives. He must say the name of the one who gave them to him. And the State to protect him. And to be placed under the protection of the state. Who is this, the 35-year-old, 40-year-old who gave him the orders? What does the principal do? There are many wagons until we reach the driver. We can get to the train driver just fine, if the child and his family help to find out the truth.

Check out what’s left of the May 2015 law. Only the sports referees are left. And the Government legislates the same, which it itself accused at the time as the opposition.

We have dead people and young children whose lives are being destroyed. No one has intervened to tell them that they are not uncontrollable. This kid did it because he believes that we do whatever we like. When the measures are not implemented what to say?

Has the fan card been applied? Never. After continuous extensions given by Mr. Vassiliadis, who was the minister of Syriza. You see I say it all. And I don’t stand by the fact that I come from Syriza. Those involved should speak. The perpetrator himself is responsible. The abscess must break. He is threatened with multi-year sentences. And to realize that he has a responsibility towards the person who is happy”concluded.