Today, after seven postponements, the trial of the attack on the former Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, began during an event to commemorate the Pontic Genocide in May 2018 in Lefkos Pyrgos Square.

Twelve people appeared before the sole criminal court of Thessaloniki, including former Prefect of Thessaloniki and Regional Governor of Central Macedonia Panagiotis Psomiadiswho, according to the indictment, used derogatory and disparaging characteristics of Giannis Boutaris to urge criminals to take action against him.

Panagiotis Psomiadis is being prosecuted on charges of incitement to commit an offense, while the rest of his co-defendants face acts of disorderly conduct and damage to foreign property on a case-by-case basis.