Tensions reign in Thessaloniki due to the death of a 16-year-old boy who was seriously injured as a result of police shelling.
The Thessaloniki Forensic Service performed an autopsy on the body on Tuesday evening 13 December. According to grtimes, the conclusion of the experts is as follows: a severe craniocerebral injury that occurred as a result of a penetrating wound. The bullet, which was removed during the operation on the first day of hospitalization, hit the young man in the left part of the occipital region of the skull.
Mourning has been declared in the Gypsy settlement “Agia Sophia”. At this time, a large number of people gathered in the camp, as the body of Kostas Frangulis arrived at the place. The funeral will take place on Thursday. On the morning of December 14, friends and relatives of Kostas Frangulis moved the white coffin to the place where he would remain during the day so that they could say goodbye to him.
At this time it happens mobilization of the police forces, fearing a violent reaction from the Roma. Chapter ΕΛΑΣ ordered a general mobilization of the police forces after the death of a gypsy as a result of a police officer’s shot. Law enforcement agencies fear large-scale riots. Fears and concerns ΕΛΑΣ caused death of a 16 year old boy, who was injured by a police officer during the chase. Kostas Frangoulis died on 13/12 at 10:10 am at the Ipocratio Hospital in Thessaloniki. In this regard, the entire police force, especially in Western Attica, has been brought to a state of general alert for “extremely serious and urgent official reasons”. The decision was signed by the head of the corps, Lieutenant-General Konstantinos Skumas, just a few minutes after the death was announced. The Decree is valid until further notice of its repeal, as emphasized, “for reasons of public order and public safety.”
As a reminder, last week there were daily serious incidents when Roma throughout Greece violently protested, thus showing solidarity. In their angry statements relatives and friends of the gypsy warned that they would “take justice into their own hands”if the police officer who shot the teenager is not punished. Recall that the prosecutor proposed to the Collegium for Misdemeanors “preliminary detention of a police officer”, who currently remains under house arrest. However, since there was a disagreement between the prosecutor and the investigator, the judicial council would decide on pre-trial detention.
As a reminder, last week there were daily serious incidents when Roma throughout Greece violently protested, thus showing solidarity. In their angry statements relatives and friends of the gypsy warned that they would “take justice into their own hands”if the police officer who shot the teenager is not punished. Recall that the prosecutor proposed to the Collegium for Misdemeanors “preliminary detention of a police officer”, who currently remains under house arrest. However, since there was a disagreement between the prosecutor and the investigator, the judicial council would decide on pre-trial detention.
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