Father and son arrested for attacking unaccompanied minors in the Church of Greece

A father and son were identified for taking part in the incident that took place on Saturday night at the facility to house refugee minor children in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki. As learned by the police, the father is in custody while the youngest son was released by order of the prosecutor.

The structure operates under the auspices of the Church of Greece and, according to its lawyer, Thodoris Karagiannis, strangers gathered outside the site Saturday night with knives, clubs and iron bars, initially shouting “racist.” slogans, and then tried to invade the refugee camp.

The complaint is being investigated by the Department of Racist Violence of the Security Directorate of Thessaloniki, while, as Karagiannis said, it will present an accusation before the competent prosecutor’s office since “we must all protect minors against people who incite hatred and propaganda with a plan and do not fear violence. ” life-threatening in children 12 to 15 years of age “.

Police are expected to make official announcements about the case Monday morning.