EL.AS made 32 arrests on Friday night for disorderly conduct, violence against officers, disturbing the peace, attempted bodily harm, violating weapons laws and damaging foreign property. They are 21 men and 11 women.
In particular, according to the police, in the context of a march of concentration of people in the wider area of Victoria Square, the defendants, moving in subgroups, they were isolated from the rest of the march and attacked with poles, paint, fire extinguishers, rocks, glass bottles and other objects at the expense of the officers of the Sub-Directorate for the Restoration of Order who were on site, resulting in damage to official equipment.
Use of chemicals
The police, with regular movements, the use of chemical products and the assistance of police officers from the ACTION Group and OPKE who rushed to reinforce made 40 arrests, of which 32 resulted in imprisonment.
In his possession, as well as at the place where the attacks took place, four wooden posts, a wooden pole, six anti-suffocation masks, three helmets, a fire extinguisher, four backpacks and a bag, two cell phones, bands, gloves and keys were found and confiscated.
The prisoners were taken to the Athens Criminal Prosecutor’s Office.