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Another night of tension in a square in Athens was on Friday. This time in Agios Georgios square in Kypseli, where the police forces carried out an operation with chemicals. Once again, the complaints speak of extremely aggressive behavior by the authorities.
On the police side, the operation is reportedly carried out with a phone call to 100, where someone complained that he had been operated with a knife and was robbed. Authorities say the operation was carried out when police men came to the scene and were attacked with bottles by youths.
A friend of one of the detainees reported the news 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, who described being home together, watching television, and his friend went down to see what was happening outside the apartment building. He says he saw him again in the early hours of the morning with three broken teeth, blows to the head and neck, while they were still holding him.
Also, one of the people who were in the plaza, describes the conditions and the way in which the police intervened, while he says that the numbers that have been mentioned for the people who were in the place do not correspond to reality.
It is recalled that on Friday night the police made 37 arrests, of which 5 became arrests, and the charges were: Violence against employees (the former resistance against the Authority), attempted bodily harm, insults and disobedience .
In fact, it appears that none of the allegations refers to a violation of public health measures.
The friend of one of the five detainees spoke, wanting to remain anonymous. (Its details are available in News 24/7):
“We were at our house, at the intersection of Paxos and Spetses in Kypseli and we were watching a series on television. Around 2 o’clock we heard a commotion. My friend went down the street to see what was happening. He was in his pajamas, he He put on his pants and shoes and went out. My friend and I went out on the balcony to see what was going on. We didn’t see him. We saw the people downstairs and the police. They were all yelling and we understood that arrests and extraditions had taken place. We couldn’t See where he was going. He called and told me that he has been arrested and that they have an identity.
We went out and went to GADA and AT Kypselis trying to see where they had taken him. Finally, in the presence of a lawyer, we found him at the Kypseli police station. We saw blood coming out of his head where he had been beaten, had three teeth broken, and had bruises on his neck. “
Another of those in St. George’s Square, when the police raided, said he also wanted to remain anonymous (his details are available for News 24/7):
“We were in the square. I had been gone since 9:00 pm. There was absolute calm. The numbers that I see and that I have reported do not correspond to reality. Anyone who knows Agios Georgios Square understands that there are no more than 300 people in the plaza between us we kept our distance normally.
At approximately 2 a.m., a MAT squad comes up to the plaza. His first move was to throw a flash or tear gas at us. Panic occurs immediately. It is worth noting that just a few seconds ago, the lights in the plaza went out and I wonder if all of this was done with the knowledge of the municipal authority. It should be noted that there were no protests by residents or any previous harassment by the police. After the chemicals, we start and run in all directions. He began chasing the narrow surrounding streets, with people from the Action group hitting those they found in front of them. Of course, among those arrested are people who simply live in Kypseli and were not even in the square.
I was impressed by the attitude of the police and then, when we left GADA, around 5:00 in the morning, where the detainees had been transferred, a MAT squad hit us with shields and insulted us, while there and the team action, with motorcycles. They showed us their balloons and then lined up in front of us. They marched and then chased us, along with the MATs, who threw chemicals at us and beat us. “
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