NEW PHILADELPHIA: “Slingshot” of criminal justice crisis – “constant motivation” to commit future crimes

Judicial officials decided that the defendants, most of whom were Croats or of Croatian descent, should be sent to prison as suspects of new crimes and absconding suspects.

A constant tendency to commit crimes in the future is shown in the judgment of Greek judges and prosecutors by the behavior of hooligans from Croatia, who, under the guise of a criminal organization, were accused of taking part in a bloody fight. Philadelphia, 29-year-old AEK fan Michalis Katsori was murdered.

Based on the temporary restraining orders that encourage the defendants, the judicial authorities, weighing the facts, the personality of the accused and the brutality of the criminal acts form the basis of the case file. Defendants are suspects who commit new crimes and fugitive suspects because they have no permanent residence in our country.

According to temporary restraining orders, the seriousness of the acts, the violence during their execution, the circumstances of high danger to life or physical integrity, the reasons that motivated the offenders to these acts and the reasons for serious disruption of public order, the nature of antisocial defendants and the persistent tendency to commit new crimes in the future are revealed.

There were distinct roles in the criminal organization

According to the judicial authorities, in fact, in the criminal organization they allegedly set up, the defendants had “distinctive roles, with a clear sporting reference and fan motivation, attempting to commit systematic crimes against the fans of different clubs. , as well as damages to vehicles and facilities”.

As for their usual modus operandi, “members of the criminal organization – after telephone pre-arrangement – gathered in groups at the same points in “safe” places to avoid being noticed by patrolling police and fans of rival teams.

“Then, they got into their vehicles and moved in a convoy (convoy), approaching the meeting places of the opposing clubs’ fan associations, parking them in adjacent streets and leaving them unseen.

“Upon landing, they prepared themselves with the ability and convenient means to endanger the physical integrity of third parties, such as improvised explosives, stones, firecrackers, flares, bats, knives, etc., causing collisions and physical injuries to targets, while venting their destructive fury on vehicles parked around them. are unleashed.”

“Suspects who have committed new crimes and suspects who are absconding”

Judicial officials decided that the defendants, most of whom were Croats or of Croatian descent, should be sent to prison as suspects of new crimes and absconding suspects.

“Based on the investigation materials, taking into account the special characteristics of the criminal acts they were accused of, namely collective planning, organized and violent acts, in the context of a criminal organization, entering Greece with the sole purpose of committing crimes through a sports event, the organized movement of fans was prohibited by the competent European Football Commission (UEFA) , unprovoked attacks against unsuspecting citizens, preparation and possession of explosives and subsequent explosions with explosive devices and damage to foreigners in a residential area with complete disregard for property, legal goods of life and physical integrity, considering that the accused is a foreigner and a permanent resident, if acquitted, he It is determined that he is likely to commit further crimes. There is no known residence in Croatia and in the country, which means that there is evidence of assistance that would reveal the purpose of his escape”, the temporary detention order indicated.

The investigation process is in full swing and the judges are awaiting the findings of the investigation from the Department of Defense forensic laboratories, which will identify the natural culprit, in order to proceed to the next and most important phase of the case. The intentional killing against Michalis Katsouri, so that justice can be served, is not only the demand of the victim’s family, but also the demand of the entire society.