The immediate and full investigation of the circumstances under which the 27-year-old SYOP commando, Panagiotis Gianniou, was seriously injured during the exercise and ended up a few twenty-four hours later is demanded by the Movement of Ecologists - Citizens' Cooperation.
In a statement it says, "As the Movement of Ecologists - Citizens' Cooperation, it is with great sadness that we learned of the death of the 27-year-old SYOP commando, Panagiotis Gianniou, who was injured during a helicopter flight exercise when he fell into the sea."
"This is the third death in almost a year within the National Guard. Recall that 27-year-old young SYOP, Natalie Neophytou died on duty after a road accident, while 33-year-old Captain, Xanthos Kyriakou passed away[/B] after an exercise,[/B] when, while trying to rappel down a special platform, the rope he was using came off, causing him to fall down a fifty-metre deep cliff and fatally injure himself. Injuries and deaths within the National Guard should be of particular concern to us."
In conclusion, it states that "as the Movement of Ecologists - Citizens' Co-operation, we express our sincere condolences to the family and relatives of Panagiotis. May the earth be light to cover him."
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