Announcement for incidents that broke out outside of ASOEE on Wednesday morning and about shooting in the air, EL.AS was issued to the police.

As noted in it, the policeman who fired into the air for the purpose of intimidation was detained, and a corresponding criminal case was initiated against him by the Attica Security Directorate.

“Today, Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at around 12:10, a group of about 35 people left the Athens University of Economics and Business and set fire to the garbage cans that they were using as a roadblock along with other facilities.

At approximately 12:30 p.m., when a clear order was given from the Emergency Center that patrol vehicles should not pass through the area, an immediate action vehicle with a crew of three police officers was attacked by the aforementioned persons with stones, fragments and other objects, which led to to vehicle damage.

Two police officers were immediately pulled out of the car, but the third was trapped and used his service weapon, throwing it into the air.

The policeman who shot him was arrested and the Attica Security Directorate opened a criminal case against him.

By order of the Chief of the Hellenic Police, disciplinary investigation procedures for the incident are immediately initiated, while at the same time, the possibility of applying an administrative preventive measure against the police officers involved is being considered.”