In the courtrooms, the episode with the “protagonist” of a 62-year-old man who quarreled with the municipal police in Thessaloniki because he was “cut off” a call for illegal parking, while leaving the scene, he is accused of hitting one with his car of the municipal police officers present, causing him minor injuries.

A 62-year-old man was arrested on a subpoena filed against him. He was brought before the Prosecution Prosecutor, who charged him with an expedited trial before the three-member Minor Offenses Court in Thessaloniki for the following November, after which he was released.

The incident took place Tuesday morning on Stratou Avenue, where three municipal police officers, two men and one woman, were checking for illegal parking of vehicles.

Among the vehicles for which fines were confirmed was the car of a 62-year-old man. The latter showed up shortly after the call was “cut off”, protesting to three municipal cops for not waiting for the vehicle owners to come and remove them before “recording” them.

“Pick up the phone and go turn it off”

A municipal police officer who was present at the incident, she herself testified to the police, told him that “we are not required to notify until violations are confirmed.”

Then the 62-year-old, according to the complaint, asked the 51-year-old employee to take the call and go turn it off. “He tried to put it in my jacket or attach it to our Service’s two-wheeled vehicle,” the official said, urging the driver to contact the Thessaloniki municipality to apply. written objection.

According to her, the 62-year-old man then got into his car, insulting her and making obscene gestures towards her, while leaving the scene, “intentionally fell on my colleague, stepped on the right foot with the steering wheel of the car.” and the wounded.”

What is a 62 year old man?

For his part, the accused driver presented his version of what happened, testifying to the police. According to the information, he called false allegations of insults and obscene gestures, as well as that he stepped on the foot of a municipal police officer, stressing that he had never done such a thing.

He also mentioned that due to the fact that he suffers from multiple sclerosis, he tried, as he said, due to force majeure, to leave, complaining to the municipal police officer (whom he is accused of having stepped on) that he forcefully stopped him and spoke disparagingly. For him.

Source: RES