An 18 -year -old Greek young man has been arrested for launching a flaw that seriously injured a policeman During the confrontations between radicals on the occasion of the derby between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos of volleyball in Athens, police announced this Sunday.
The detained person “confessed” to have launched the Bengal against the Police During the incidents that occurred on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Volleyball League Cup, according to a brief police statement.
The 31 -year -old policeman, who was injured in his thigh, He was immediately transferred to the hospital suffering from hemorrhage and his state of health is still “critical”according to the authorities.
The violent events took place in front of the Melina Merkouri stadium in Rentis, on the outskirts of Athens.
“The Hooligans left the stadium and acted threateningly against the police, launching objects, stones and rockets, seriously injuring a policeman“Police said Friday.
The tear gas fired by the police extended inside the pavilionforcing players to return to changing rooms. The party between the two historical rivals of Athens was finally suspended and postponed to a later date.
Police arrested more than 400 people after the incidentmost of which were released on Saturday.
On Sunday, in his Facebook account, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his “outrage” for the “criminal attack” against the police.
He promised that his government “will continue to fight against violence in sport” and “against all those who incite or tolerate it.”
On Monday, the Government will announce new measures to counteract violence Recurrent in Greek sport, which is often charged victims.
Last year, the Government increased the maximum prison penalty for uprooters from six months to five years, but failed to reduce the number of violent incidents.
