Koutsidis in the Trial: “EPO is proceeding with the establishment of securities companies”

At Lawsuit against SKAI hosted the consultant of the EPO, Demosthenes Koutsidiswhich originally stood on the Chechila definition in Lamia-Panserraikos saying how “The EPO is not involved in the judgment of the referees, Tsetsilas is from Grevena and I know him. He is of integrity and a very good referee and his English is at a satisfactory level. I don’t know why he didn’t choose him, only the chief referee knows.”

He then stated that “I have been the president of the security committee since 2017, but there was no will within the federation to move some things forward. Now, with the absolute support of Makis Gagatsis, we are proceeding with the formation of the security companies. Some companies did not want to be certified.

There will be trained staff, as provided for each game. There were matches where there should be 200 security guards and there were 50. ??A body of supervisors and executives of the security companies will be set up who will give the lists to the Police as well.”

For the reasons why the formation of the securities companies was delayed for years: “Steps were taken that were not completed. They passed us by and some people weren’t promoting them. We will create cadres who will be trained and who will be able to deal with violence. They will not be armed, but they will know how to prevent incidents of violence.

There is the mood here where the story has come. Some measures may be extreme, such as an entry ban. I repeat, security issues are the responsibility of the State, the EPO only takes disciplinary measures. Factors to an extent can do something with organized fans. Obviously, however, this way they have a greater power in society.”

For the Lyggeridis murder case: “The State must not take a step back and the responsibilities must be assigned. Some moral perpetrators who armed these hands must also be punished, not only the executioners must pay. That goes without saying.”