The indictment of the 30-year-old, man of Albanian origin for the abuse of a cat yesterday in Agios Georgios Lichada, in Edipsos for a misdemeanor was decided by the prosecutor of Chalkis.
The 30-year-old arrested, as reported by evima.gr, passed self-incrimination, while according to information his lawyer will file a request for release. It is noted here that the misdemeanor is punishable by a prison sentence of up to 5 years.
The foreign perpetrator arrested once again crosses the threshold of the prosecutor's office, as in the past and specifically in 2017 he was arrested[/B] by the Igoumenitsa Security Subdivision for drug trafficking, as he was found with a quantity of 67 kilos of cannabis. He was then given a prison sentence and taken to Korydallos prison.
His arrest yesterday (2/5) for the abuse of the cat was made in custody, with him trying to justify his act to the police, saying he did nothing wrong and that it was a joke. According to figures provided by the Minister of Citizen Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, in the last 5 months alone there have been 1,489 complaints and the police have made 140 arrests for animal abuse. At the same time 940 fines totalling 1.3 million euros were imposed.
In the morning show of ANT1, spoke the lawyer of Manolis Karamanolis -who is not the perpetrator, but published the video- Mr. Iason Economou. Mr Ikonomou described the act as "indescribable and sickening" and revealed that "the accused was sobbing the whole night he was in custody". Meanwhile, regarding the legal aspect, the lawyer of the person who posted the video online said that the perpetrator will be brought before the investigating judge if he is charged with a felony.
What does the young man who shot the video of the abuse of the cat in the fish tavern say
Manolis Karamanolis, who posted the controversial video, while initially reacted in a very strong style and with insults, but then apologized publicly, spoke on Tuesday morning on the show "To Porino" to position himself.
"Because my time is very limited to tell you two things. I want to apologize for the video I posted. I've never been in a position to be bullied like that before and I felt... It's unprecedented for me, I apologize profusely for the way I reacted. None of those accused in videos and photos are involved, the accused is already in the authorities, justice will give vindication. We are out, we have not done anything" said Manolis Karamanolis.
"I did not commit this act, I make a big apology for the video. I was and I was not in that particular group. The kitten is in good health," continued the 30-year-old, who denied that the dog he had uploaded to his Facebook profile painted in green was his.
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