The Golgotha ​​of the Greek policeman who was the victim of a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia

He fell victim of a terrorist attack in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last november. He was hospitalized with serious injuries. bomb fragments who was placed by terrorists and now, four months later, he is ascending to his own Golgotha, in an attempt to recover and return to his normal life. This is the young Greek policeman who left Asfalea Attikiserve in Greek consulate of Τζέντας, but two months after he was placed there, he was injured seriously at a French consulate event for WWI in a non-Muslim cemetery in the city.

He himself, a week after his return to Greece and while he is still on sick leave, talks to “protothema.gr” about the adventure in which he lived. Waist this, your serious injury, the struggle you are making to get back to your old life, but also the legal actions you are preparing to take in order to claim compensation from both the state of Saudi Arabia and Greece.

“I went to an official event at the request of the consul.” There was a terrorist attack there and because of the explosion I fell to the ground wounded “, says in «protothema.gr»»The police officer, while his lawyer Apostle of the redeemer Notes: “A few days ago, a consulate employee was also stabbed. His injury has created serious health problems for him. “He cannot walk well and is at risk of thrombosis.”

November 11, 2020
The 27-year-old policeman, last June was assigned by order to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and from there to Greek consulate in Jeddah. However, due to the problems created by the coronavirus in transportation, it arrived in Saudi Arabia on September 10. “The terrorist attack took place on November 11 at an act of the French consulate for the First World War. The invitation was for the consul, who, however, could not go and ordered me to lay a wreath. I went at 8 in the morning and during the French consul’s speech a loud noise was heard. Suddenly I realized that I had fallen and was bleeding on my thigh. French police arrived at the scene and immediately treated my wound to stop the bleeding. An ambulance never came. The French took me to hospital on their own and I ended up in a public hospital in Jeddah. “I seriously injured my right thigh.” characteristically describes himself.

He even emphasizes that he instinctively did not want to go to this event. Something inside her told her she shouldn’t be there. But regardless of any objections he might have had, the consul’s orders had to be carried out. “I remember that on October 29, the day the consul informed me that I had to leave, a guard from the French consulate was attacked with a knife. I had a bad feeling … “, grades.

Only in Jeddah
From that day one started nightmarish adventure for the young cop, which continues to this day. “I was hospitalized for a week. There the prince of both Jeddah and Mecca visited me.” I was detained 24 hours a day as a victim of a terrorist attack. “says the 27-year-old policeman and continues? “From Greece, the Deputy Minister of Citizen Protection, Eleftherios Oikonomou, contacted me and my service informed me about the development of my health. From there I had the assurance of the Greek consulate that I will rehabilitate there, since due to the coronavirus I could not return immediately, since there were no flights and they told me that everything I need for physiotherapy will be taken care of by the consulate. Unfortunately, nothing happened. They did not bear any of the costs. And generally, beyond that, there was no concern. In fact, the consul had gone to Greece for a month’s leave. In December he went on his scheduled leave for Christmas and I stayed there, a meteor. There were only a few formal phone calls from the consulate, asking me “what are you doing, how are you?” That’s all. They never visited me. After being released from the hospital, he was completely alone.

There was no way he could come to me or even my mother to take care of me. With minimum flight times due to the coronavirus and tickets at inconceivable heights, not a single one was found to cover even this departure. I was at the mercy of God. “ As for the financial problems that were running, he says they were covered by Saudi Arabia. As noted by Mr. Redeemer, the policeman met them two princes of Jeddah Y of Mecca who were monitoring the course of his health, while the French side announced that he would be awarded the medal for victims of a terrorist attack.

“I met with the princes and what I can say is that they showed interest and were positive encounters”, He says. According to his lawyer, the embassy of France, Saudi Arabia and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs are also responsible for the terrorist attack. The intention of the policeman is to turn first against Saudi Arabia and France in the part that refers to the lack of security measures and then against the Greek state.

“We have collected all the medical documents, we are in the process of filing a lawsuit against the state of Saudi Arabia for lack of security measures. “The French state that supervised the incident is also responsible, as well as the Greek authorities, since the victim is an employee of the Ministry of Civil Protection and Foreign Affairs”, points at “Protothema.gr” Mister. Redeemer.

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