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The head of MERA25, Giannis Varoufakis, reported an incident with a MAT police officer outside the Court of Appeal shortly after the announcement of the historic court decision for Chrysi Avgi.
Speaking with realfm 97.8 and describing the incident, Giannis Varoufakis stated that “at some point the episodes began after the joyous court decision for the Golden Dawn criminals. We were there with MERA25 in front of the Court of Appeals at the intersection of Alexandra and Loukareos. Tear gas fell, some strange acquaintances made some provocations. I would not see it. I felt the tears, it was a difficult situation. My wife and I also had trouble breathing. There were also elderly people with respiratory problems.
These are the known things that happen. We went up the alley of Loukareos, a lot of people left. Some were vomiting, some were short of breath, some were running. There I saw a MAT squad, next to me, who was right next to me and was throwing tear gas at people who were fleeing, backwards, without justification. The police were not on the defensive.
Very calmly, as much as I could breathe, I approached the first man of MAT and calmly told him not to throw more tear gas at the world, he just wants people to leave and he insulted me with words that I will not tell you. I take out my identity card at that moment and tell him that I am a deputy and he replies “one more reason to c% # $ @ # oh look for $ # $ @ i”.
I just spoke to Mr. Chrysochoidis about the incident. “
In fact, Varoufakis mentioned the relevant incident in a post on Twiiter.
After the tears began, surrounded by people who could not breathe, I said to a man from the MAT: “Don’t throw any more, the older ones go. ‘Ante c’ “, he replied. I told him I was a deputy.” Another reason to start with you “he replied.
– Yanis Varoufakis (@yanisvaroufakis) October 7, 2020
Public Order Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis responded via Twitter and said that Mr. Varoufakis’ allegations are being investigated by the Hellenic Police headquarters.
At first, the police dumped water to avoid the chemicals. Then it was forced into limited use. Fortunately, he didn’t even open his nose. At the same time, the accusations of Mr. Varoufakis are being investigated by EL.AS Headquarters. (2/2)
– Μιχάλης Χρυσοχοϊδης (@chrisochoidis) October 7, 2020
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