In Piraeus courts, presented the 15-year-old Roma, who managed to escape from the scene of bloody incident in Perama, which occurred in the early hours of Saturday, 23/10.
As he revealed, in his statements to journalists, was the one who was driving the stolen vehicle, with his passenger in the passenger seat, the 18-year-old, who was shot dead by the police. Another person was in the car, who was injured.
It should be remembered that the tragic outcome of the incident was preceded by a chase of the car that started from Egaleo, when the occupants refused to stop at the signal of the policemen of the Dias team. In a statement, the 20-year-old said they did not stop in Egaleo for fear that the police officers would kill them.
Eventually, 7 men of the DIA team managed to immobilize the vehicle in Perama, where, subsequently, things got out of hand, with the official announcement of the Hellenic Police, referring to the ramming of all 7 machines with wounded policemen, who, then, in fear of threatening their lives, shot at the car. However, video brought to light by «Kathimerini», reveals that, according to what the members of the DIA team themselves are reported to be saying, there was no injury to a police officer.
The young man, in his statements, claimed two very important things, which, if confirmed by the investigation, will put the arrested police officers in an extremely difficult position. He said, firstly, that the DIAS men, after immobilising the vehicle, fired at the occupants who were with their hands up and then he reversed to leave the scene and secondly, that he rammed two motorbikes - instead of seven according to the official police version - which, however, had no riders, confirming the video published by Kathimerini. In the report heard in the said video, the voice of a DIA man from the scene of the incident can be heard saying that, the vehicle rammed 5 service bikes and that there is no injured policeman.
The 7 policemen apologise
They arrived around 8:40 Wednesday morning at the Piraeus courts the seven police officers involved in the bloody incident that occurred last Friday in Perama in which the death of Young which was located in vehicle, which rammed his motorcyclists of DIAS.
The measures Security outside the Piraeus courts is Draconian both in front of the entrance of Court House as well as in the vicinity of the building on Scouser. The policemen, who have made use of a weapon during the pursuit will present before the interrogator and the key Category against them is the homicide with possible malice and will reportedly claim that they were in a legal defense when they opened fire.
It may be recalled that the 15-year-old, who is wanted, is yet to present himself to the authorities and is alleged to be the driver of the vehicle who failed to stop at the police checkpoint and then when he was blocked by the bus, reversed and rammed the officers who were behind the vehicle.
The officers fired a total of 38 shots and two of the bullets fatally wounded the Roma water who was allegedly sitting in the back seat. The 16-year-old who was allegedly sitting in the passenger seat was wounded and arrested while the third person who fled - 15 years old - according to the defense was the driver.
