Shortly after 9 pm last Tuesday 03.07, a Kifissia A/T patrol car received a signal from the Emergency Center about the whereabouts of a person who had been covered in blood in the CAT area of ​​Kifissia. When they rushed to the scene, the police found 53-year-old M.P. bloodied and disoriented. There was a man next to him who was passing by, saw the man on the ground and alerted the police.

Since the injuries were severe – he had a blow to the back of the head, broken ribs and crushed fractures of the nose and face – the man was picked up by an EKAV ambulance and taken to the Evangelismos hospital.

At the same time, the Kifissia Police Department took over the preliminary investigation. What happened; Was it a robbery, a traffic accident, or a battery? Robbery was ruled out beforehand as the man did not have his purse or other items stolen from the car (the man was attacked while getting out of the car). The first signs also did not indicate a traffic accident. So why is it that a peaceful and reserved at first glance, but also according to the first testimonies, a man was the victim of a severe beating one night when he was returning home?

The police began to unravel the case when they recognized his work: M.P. is archaeologist and employee of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades. (the news was originally announced by the electronic newspaper protothema.gr). The Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades deals with all matters related to the conservation, protection and protection of antiquities and pays special attention to the protection of the natural and cultural landscape of the Cyclades, trying to maintain a balance in relation to the tourist development of the island. In short, determining the measure of sustainable development in relation to the environment has become his main concern in recent years. Such as noted in the “K” people from the archaeological servicein the Cyclades “development is not slowed down. Work is proceeding normally and in accordance with the law, since, of course, there was a check.”

Sources in the Archaeological Service attribute the attack to uneven development on the busy beaches of the island.

deputies responsible for its archaeological control Mykonos. What does it mean; That approvals for building permits for hotels, entertainment centers, records of violations and arbitrariness, etc. pass through his hands. Archaeological Service sources have linked the attack to abuses in buildings of archaeological interest taking place in Mykonos, highlighting two specific entertainment centers on the island’s beaches that are under scrutiny by city planning authorities. Years have passed since the situation in Mykonos got out of hand. As people in the know say, “there is so much money that businessmen take risks without thinking about the consequences or penalties.” Structures are erected overnight. They don’t count anything. As well as, of course, the employees, who now, out of fear of the “Mafia of Mykonos”, are afraid to do their job, i.e. fix abuses and violations. As a result, the vicious circle of promiscuity expands. “Mykonos has its own laws.” This is a phrase that we heard over and over again during the report.

But incidents

The policemen of the Kifissia police station directed their investigations to the island, and in particular to the latest cases Ephorate of antiquities of the Cyclades. Was the attack a “message”? relatives of the deputies described him as a person who did not open novels with anyone and was devoted to his work. This is how witnesses described the owner of a hotel in Mykonos, who was beaten on the island last year. Like a quiet man whose only occupation was the hotel. And yet, one afternoon, an unknown car crashed into his car, and as soon as the owner of the hotel, bewildered, came out to see what had happened, he was attacked with a bolt all over his body, causing him to pass out.

These are not the only related incidents that worry the Mykonos authorities. In 2018, the scandal caused a severe beating on the island of the former deputy mayor. It was the incident that brought EL.AS. decide to strengthen the local department in order to bring order to Mykonos. According to well-informed sources, the staffing of Mykonos Airport helped the situation a little, but the problem remains big.

In any case, the officers of the Kifisiya police station are looking forward to a statement from the victim when his state of health permits. The unfortunate archaeologist is still being treated at Evangelismo.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs announcement

The leadership of the Ministry of Culture contacted yesterday the head of the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, the police and doctors of the unfortunate archaeologist M.P. In a modest and carefully worded statement, Minister Lina Mendoni expressed her fervent support for the archaeologist, who “fell the victim of a cowardly attack.” In the statement, Ms. Mendoni expresses the firm position of the Ministry, namely that no wrongdoing, from whatever source, at the expense of its employees in the performance of their duties is unacceptable, and emphasizes that she will cooperate in any appropriate way so that the competent authorities can clarify the specific case and punish the perpetrators. Sources in the ministry told K they avoided commenting on the incident due to their official duties as an archaeologist and stressed that they were awaiting a police report.