New Philadelphia: 8 Fatal Mistakes of EL.AS.

Indifference to the arrival of Croatian hooligans, their “welcome” by two policemen in Elefsina, the mysterious “disappearance” of Dinamo Zagreb fans in Atigi Odos, and the complete absence of police from New Philadelphia were among the eight mistakes of the central services. and senior officers of EL.AS. This led to the New Philadelphia Massacre, which resulted in the death of AEK’s 29-year-old friend Michalis Katsouris and the injury of eight others.

According to the publication of the youth, although the officers have been removed from the sub-directorate to combat sports violence and transport services, there are still reports of deficiencies and errors affecting the leading officers of Cathagi Avenue, while there are no unusual crises. Rejected in EL.AS.

Mistakes by the Incumbents of EL.AS.

First of all. At least 24 hours before the massacre, as part of international cooperation, there was an announcement about the arrival of a convoy of Croatian thugs by their country, Montenegro and Interpol authorities.

In fact, despite the registration numbers of 20 cars (including vans) being given, ultimately no preventive action was taken. In fact, PAE had also informed AEK EL.AS. For the arrival of dangerous thugs.

It is worth noting that there were “barriers” by EL.AS – as in attempts to transport fans privately to domestic league matches. Who controlled the fans, but in the case of the Croatians they did not stop their march.

Secondly. EL.AS Dinamo Zagreb fans will arrive and they will be given shelter in the center of Athens by fans of the Greek team, the day before it was reported by the Deputy Directorate for Combating Sports Violence (its head was removed).

However, again, there is no monitoring on them. In fact, the police forces had the distorted idea of ​​being their base in the center of Athens. However, most of them went to New Philadelphia.

Third. On the afternoon of August 7 – and when the convoy entered the country – EL.AS. He issued a general written order with recipients up to the Police Directorate of Thessaly, in which he attached information documents from Montenegro, Interpol, etc.

This document, read late or not properly evaluated, includes… a request to “prevent – to take necessary measures to prevent any illegal activity directed against persons and objects for the purpose of prevention”. That is, it was only interested in stopping the motorcade’s hooligans from causing mishaps, but not in stopping its course.

quarter. According to reliable information, on Monday at 12 noon, a small static check was carried out on two or three vehicles of the “Phalanx” at the border station of Khagavia.

However, according to EL.AS, the motorcar was “lost” along the entire length of the Ioannina – Antirio route. Police from the sports violence unit are understood to have contacted local authorities at the time, who said they “didn’t see anything”.

The next reports of her reappearance were made by the public, and she had already reached the heights of Kyado. Above is a clear example of confusion and indifference to what is happening.

the fifth. Following information about the passage of organized Croatian fans from Kyado, it was decided to “receive” them at the toll gate of Elefsina. However, the operation involved… a motorcycle with two police officers from the Deputy Directorate for Combating Sports Violence.

According to reports from high-ranking officials of the Hellenic Army, “reinforced forces could not be sent there to stop them due to the lack of information and short time frames”. If that had happened, the murderous attacks in New Philadelphia would not have happened.

Ecto. The vehicular procession entered Attiki Odos only under the supervision of the aforementioned two-wheeler. However, it lost its tracks a few kilometers from Divon Avenue, where some Croatian vehicles pulled out.

Then the illusion was created that the thugs were moving towards the center of Athens. However, after some time, most of the passengers continued their journey, parked their vehicles in the vast area of ​​OAKA and arrived at ISAP’s Irini station, where they were informed of the first damage.

It was another surprise for EL.AS. At times he lost 150 goons.

Seventh. Although the competent department of EL.AS. He had informed central services that a crowd of AEK fans would gather in New Philadelphia on Monday night to deal with sporting violence, and a police force was not dispatched to the area, even as a precaution, to contain the initial clashes. Dishonest hooligan.

Eighth. According to eyewitnesses, the arrival of MAT at the scene of incidents took place with a long delay. Police sources attributed the post-holiday intervention to “poor distribution of forces (mainly in the metro projects in the center of Athens) resulting in low availability and low response to emergency incidents”.

However, from their side, senior officers of EL.AS. “The MAT arrived 8-10 minutes after they were notified,” they claim.