The cycle of apologies for the alleged perpetrators of the brutal murder of the 19-year-old opens, Alkis Kabanos from today until Friday in Thessaloniki, as all of them are expected to cross the threshold of the 7th Tactical Interrogator. Those involved are being prosecuted, among other things, for the felony of joint manslaughter with malice aforethought, completed and attempted, serially, and with interest in the final outcome of the case, the identification of the main perpetrator of the murder of the unfortunate student is expected, while the 8 arrested so far the 21-year-old Greek, G.K and the 23-year-old Albanian as the "mastermind" of the attack.
Meanwhile, another of the alleged perpetrators was voluntarily made available to the authorities yesterday, slowly completing the puzzle of arrests. The so-called "Athenian", Alexandros Velalopoulos, aged 25, accompanied by his lawyer, appeared at the General Police Directorate of Thessaloniki and the arrest warrant against him was automatically activated, bringing the number of those arrested in the case to 11. He is a tough hooligan, organized in PAOK's "Gate 4", who for the last year had been residing in Thessaloniki, where he was working. The 25-year-old appeared to be hiding at friends' houses immediately after the appalling incident, but his mobile phone signal was traced by the authorities. His mother also contributed to his decision to surrender, asking him to go to the police, who in turn had raided Tinos, where he has a residence, the day before yesterday.
At the same time, the other arrested persons are engaged in a "blame game" among themselves, presenting to the investigating authorities various versions of what happened in the morning of February 1, in Gazi Street, Harilaou. The 23-year-old Albanian now admitted that he was present at the murder incident, but pointing to the 21-year-old Greek, G.K., as the perpetrator of the murder. There arrived the other people, who were in the other two cars, including G.K., who in front of all of us mentioned: I forgot the scythe there."
In the same apologetic memorandum, the 23-year-old Albanian describes himself and his co-defendants as "victims of fanaticism" and adds that "after the volleyball match of the PAOK-Olympiacos teams, they arrived at the Association and other members informed us that they were looking for fans of the Aris team, because there had been a fan incident between them."
In the same apologetic memorandum, the 23-year-old Albanian describes himself and his co-defendants as "victims of fanaticism" and adds that "after the volleyball match of the PAOK-Olympiacos teams, they arrived at the Association and other members informed us that they were looking for fans of the Aris team, because there had been a fan incident between them.
Regarding the tragic loss of Alkis Kabanos, "I never thought that such an incident would cause the fatal results that eventually occurred", he notes, also stating that "neither I, nor the people in my car, brought weapons, knives, or any other instrument that could lead to a fatal injury".
"We went to find Martians"
At the same time, according to information reported by ERT, the 23-year-old Albanian was allegedly named by the other arrested men as the person who led the younger hooligans, having the general command of the attack. Evidence from the report also shows that the attack took place after the 23-year-old had come up with the idea himself, while some of the other defendants claim that the raid on Gazi Street was preceded by a fan incident in Oreokastro, which prompted the "inspiration" for the attack on Harilaou against Alkis Kabanos and his friends.
In the sewer the knife
In addition, the existence of a knife was admitted by another of the arrested hooligans, 21-year-old A.T., who was actually injured during the attack. As a police officer involved in the investigations testified, "A.T. was injured by his own knife on the index finger of his right hand, which is indeed evident and for which a forensic examination will be ordered". According to the police officer's statement, the 21-year-old revealed that five Greek co-defendants, "B. K. and B., were holding rods and he regularly saw them being attacked and beaten all over the body and head. He said of K. and B. that they were wearing helmets and also that he saw both H. and S. being hit, but he could not see whether they were holding anything. At some point he said that he heard one of the people who were attacked shouting "enough is enough" and at that moment he saw 8 Aris fans coming from Plastira, holding objects. At the same time then they went towards the cars and left. The three cars involved in the attack split up," he pointed out.
Furthermore, the 21-year-old allegedly said that "his left arm was cut and there was blood in the car. For this reason, C (a 23-year-old Albanian) took off the flat seat and threw it into a bin a little further from where they had parked." In fact, there the occupants decided to split up and left the 23-year-old Albanian "at the PAOK compound on P. P. Germanou and threw the knife down a sewer."
Parents to the investigator
The horror moments of the cold-blooded murder of 19-year-old Alkis Kabanos were revived for his family once again yesterday, as the parents of the unfortunate 19-year-old declared a civil action to the 7th regular investigator of Thessaloniki. The statement was filed by criminal lawyer Alexis Kougias, who, speaking to reporters, referred to a "catastrophic attack, perfectly planned" and called for the conviction of all those arrested - if there is evidence to prove their involvement - for the felony of manslaughter in a calm state of mind against the unfortunate 19-year-old.
"Do not be surprised if additional prosecutions are brought for the offences of criminal organisation and aggravated possession of weapons, which are both felonies," Kougias said, noting that this will "untie the hands" of justice. He also spoke of moral perpetrators, hoping that they would emerge during the investigative process.
"A matter of honour"
In the meantime, the Minister of Citizen Protection, Takis Theodoricakos, described as "a matter of honour for the police, for justice and the Greek state" the "finding of the guilty and justice and this is becoming a reality", as 11 arrest warrants have been issued and 9 people have been taken into custody. "The truth will shine and soon," Theodoricakos said, while one arrest in Greece and one in Albania are pending.
"I believe that there is all the evidence for this case and the ELAS will search until the end. There is no cover-up and we will go to the end and then the justice system will do its job," the Minister of Citizen Protection clarified, for his part, given that "they murdered a 19-year-old boy without reason and cause."
Of the total of 12 people allegedly involved in the deadly attack that claimed the life of Alkis Kabanos, having boarded three cars, the person the authorities are now looking for is the driver of the third vehicle, while the possibility of the participation of a 13th person remains open. However, the face of the driver of the third vehicle, namely the grey VW Polo, remains a puzzle, as the cameras in the area do not seem to have detected it, while the passenger of this vehicle has been identified, namely a Greek, 25 years old.
Source: Proto Thema
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