Minister for the Protection of Citizens, Takis Theodorikakos, said in a Facebook post that EL.AS. go to two arrests in the case of the murder of a journalist Giorgos Karaivaz.

According to the first information, we are talking about two brothers of Greek descent, who allegedly belonged to the support group of the executioners. EL.AS reported that those arrested 40 and 48 years old.

The presentation on the two arrests will take place tomorrow Saturday at 10:30 am in the office of P. Bakoyannis of the Ministry of Citizens’ Protection.

Post by Takis Theodorikakos:

“We said from the very beginning that we would do everything to solve his murder. Giorgos Karaivaz. As many as it takes to get through.

Some time ago, the Greek police arrested two people, against whom an arrest warrant was issued, involved in the murder of a late journalist.

Research EL.AS. recently accelerated and had the effect of solving another murder.

Those who used this tragic event to slander the Ministry of Citizens’ Protection, the government in general and the Greek police should apologize.

We continue to do whatever is necessary to fully solve the case.

Now justice has a say.”

EL AS announcement

“From the headquarters of the Greek police it is reported that two citizens aged 40 and 48 years old were arrested today, Friday, April 28, 2023, immediately after the issuance of an arrest warrant by the 30th Investigation Department of Athens, accused of killing journalist Giorgos Karaivaz, which took place on April 9, 2021.”

Accomplice found in Karaivaz murder

About two weeks ago (04.10) “K” reported that, according to the processing of pre-investigation materials collected by the employees of the homicide department – mainly video from surveillance cameras – they managed to reconstruct the escape route criminals from the journalist’s house in Alimos, not to the seaside Posidonos Avenue, as was said at the beginning, but to Petru Ralli streetwhere two shooters reportedly abandoned a black Beverly scooter.

Moreover, they tracked the movements of not only two assassins, but also some support group memberswho, at noon on April 9, 2021, were responsible for the escape and safe passage of criminals from the house of G. Karaiwaz to Anninou street to your hideout suburb of Piraeusprobably in the area of ​​Nicaea.

In the investigation conducted by the district homicide prosecutor’s office, there were even signs of the identity of one of the members of the support group: Greek, known for his ties to nightlife and organized crime.

However, the facts against him, at least initially, were not considered sufficient to warrant his arrest and trial.

In recent months, officers in charge of the case have tried – in consultation with prosecutors – to fill in the missing pieces of the investigation’s puzzle.

Chronicles

The murder of Giorgos Karaivaz took place at noon. April 9, 2021 near his house on Temos Anninos street in Alimos.

The journalist was returning from the studio of the Zvezda TV company, where he worked. He parked his car 20 meters from the entrance of the apartment building in which he lived with his wife and son Dimitris.

As soon as he dismounted, two attackers following him on a black scooter fired at least ten times at him, fatally wounding him. Two bullets hit him in the head, which, according to the police, were “additional shots.”

The murder of a journalist plunged his family into mourning and shocked the entire society.

The day after the assassination, the prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis he had an emergency meeting with the then head of the Ministry of Citizens’ Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidisasking him to quickly resolve the matter.

The minister spoke of a “terrible crime”, noting that “the police will very quickly find the killers and bring them to justice.”

The murder of Karaiwaz from the first moment was associated with organized crime, with the pressure to investigate quickly being transferred directly to the security officers who were responsible for the investigation. They were also preceded by a series of executions of death contracts, which gave the impression that organized crime in the country was operating out of control.

For some Karivaz wrote about the murders and what happens in the night space. on the site of the Blok, which he led.

In fact, in two cases Dimitris Malama And Dimitris Kapetanakikilled first in 2019 and second at the end of 2020, the journalist told Blok in emotionally charged texts that he maintains friendly relations with the victims.

In addition, the name of Karaiwaz was mentioned in the information note of the EMP in the case of the so-called. Greek mafiaat the same time, he is asked to give explanations as a suspect.

In the first period after the murder, employees “Murders» worked in two shifts, approx. 40 police officers are equipped with laptops collect video from the scene of the murder and from the roads along which the criminals probably fled.

They got together over 300 videos from CCTV cameraswhich were carefully processed over several months.

In this way, they managed to reconstruct the escape route of the black Beverly from Alimos to Petru Ralli Street in the Nice area, as well as to map the movements of the support group and collect information about one of its members.

New actions

In recent months, and although many faces have changed in the Ministry of Citizens’ Protection, Attica Security and the “Homicide Department” from the time of Karaiwaz’s assassination until today, the officers in charge of the case have made intense efforts to fill in the pieces that are missing from the research puzzle.

Sources with knowledge of the matter told K that new pre-investigation actions are underway.