His condition is considered to be out of danger police officer of “DRASI” group”, who was isolated and then brutally beaten by a raging mob of hooded individuals during the serious incidents which broke out late Tuesday afternoon, March 9, in the Nea Smyrni, on the sidelines of the protest march by local residents as well as community groups, condemning the unprovoked police brutality in recent days.
According to reports by the OPEN, the police officer described to his fellow union members, who visited him at the hospital, the harrowing moments he experienced at the hands of the frenzied mob.
“While I was riding my motorcycle, I suddenly realized from behind that someone was attacking me and knocking me off the bike. The first thing I did was think If I have insured the helmet, ”Because I realized they were frantically trying to take it away from me. Every blow I felt, I felt it through my helmet. They were trying to find a way to take it away from me,“ the police officer reportedly claimed. ”I was worried they would take my gun, which didn’t happen,” he added, according to the channel.
It should be noted that the man sustained serious injuries when dozens of people beat him, leaving him lying on the ground covered in blood for about half an hour, though he remained conscious.
It all happened when “DRASI” motorcycles were cut off during Tuesday’s clashes, running into roadblocks set up by unknown individuals.
As you can see in the following videos, the core group of police officers “broke up” during the clashes, resulting in them splitting into smaller groups.
A chronology of the attack on officers from the “DRASI” unit, which resulted in the injury of one officer.
Members of “DRASI” were cut off during the clashes, resulting in them coming under attack. # Nea Smyrni pic.twitter.com/wVqFbF5Hle
— NEWS 24/7 (@News247gr) March 9, 2021
One of them became trapped at the roadblocks that were in place, with the result that they were cut off and attacked by a large group of youths.
A chronology of the attack on police officers from the “DRASI” unit.
Roadblocks were set up, resulting in “DRASI” motorcycles—which had split into “subgroups” during the clashes—being cut off and attacked by protesters. A police officer was injured.# Nea Smyrni pic.twitter.com/6nxaky1IHR
— NEWS 24/7 (@News247gr) March 9, 2021
The police officer fell off his motorcycle after being struck, leaving him alone among dozens of enraged youths who beat him.
The man from the “DRASI” team lay on the ground for some time, though he remained conscious, and it took about half an hour for an ambulance to pick him up EKAV and transport him to 401, along with two other police officers who had also sustained minor injuries.
