Supreme Court: Considers possibility of overturning decision on Evros’ self-appointed “sheriffs”

The decision by a three-member court of the Criminal Appeal Court of Thrace called for residents of Evros to “arrest” migrants who posted the relevant videos on the Internet, posing as self-appointed militias and “sheriffs”. For Information – By Supreme Court Advocate.

The Supreme Court’s attorney’s office requested an appeal decision in order to consider the possibility of an appeal against the ruling in the case, which was in the news a year ago.

Last September, in the midst of a devastating fire in Evros, three men brought to trial on charges of cramming 13 refugees and migrants into a transport trailer, filming and pointing at them were released days ago. As arsonists.

Thrace’s Court of Criminal Appeals changed the underlying criminal charge with racist characteristics to illegal detention, although it was continued as a misdemeanor.

The judges who heard the case accepted that the specific act was not carried out with racial intent, while acquitted of several misdemeanors such as exposure, incitement to commit acts of violence and illegal carrying of weapons.

The purpose of the criminal investigation was to sentence the defendants to a total of 5 years in prison and an additional three months in prison to the defendant who filmed the video in question for violating personal data.

At the same time, the three-member Court of Criminal Appeal, with its same ruling, commuted the sentence to a fine of 10 euros per day and suspended its execution pending an appeal.

The lawyer intervened last August

It is recalled that last August, after publications and complaints about illegal activities against refugees and migrants in the Evros region, the Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court sent Giorgos Skitaresis for issues such as racism, human trafficking and ill-treatment of nationals or foreigners. Appropriate order by attaching relevant publications to the First Instance Prosecutor of Alexandroupoli and the Athens First Instance Prosecutor’s Office.

In order to remove any trace of revival of the phenomenon of medieval self-justice, the public prosecutor, through his order, asked to inquire whether there were specific criminal cases where the use of automatic procedure was clearly indicated. We can expose our country internationally.