Two arrested for killing police reporter Giorgos Karaivaz they were talking to “big players” at night and an EL.AS bug recorded their conversation, ERT reported.

Both are also allegedly involved in the murder of a boxer in July 2021 in Galatsi.

Although the motive remains unknown, by analyzing the methods of the perpetrators, the Homicide Squad is investigating the case as a “contract killing”.

A plaque with the name of a cleaning company that was on a white van seen moving in the area where the journalist was killed. George Karaivaz is the key element that led in the footsteps of two brothers arrested by EL.AS.

During the analysis of video materials collected from CCTV cameras in the area, the officers of the homicide investigation department dealing with this case, in addition to the scooter on which the perpetrators escaped, noticed that in the area where the murder occurred, there was also a white van with the name of a cleaning company in Nice.

In fact, they were surprised to find that both the scooter and the van in question had been in the area the day before the journalist was killed.

The 48-year-old cleaning company owner reportedly claimed the van was found at the location “accidentally”, while EL.AS reportedly combined hours when the van was in a wider area. Alimos, with “radio silence” on a 48-year-old man’s mobile phone.

“A black scooter was seen 300 meters from Karaivaz’s house, moving with a rider, and 40 seconds later a white van followed behind. Thus, it is concluded that immediately after the murder of a journalist and the escape of two executioners from the scene of the murder one rider got off the Beverly and may have moved into a white van.told “K” sources familiar with the case.

When asked why the attackers did not hide the license plates of the white van or did not replace them with fake ones, competent sources answer that in this way those involved expected that they would not arouse suspicion in the event of cocaine testing.

Regarding the presence of criminals at the scene a day before the murder, investigators EL.AS. they estimated they were probably planning to kill the journalist that day, however they put their plan on hold, possibly due to Karaivaz leaving the house 30 minutes earlier than usual, surprising his killers.

Boxer killing and warning messages

Leaders of EL.AS. they found that Both the name of the 48-year-old man and the name of his 40-year-old brother are also featured in the case of the murder of boxer Haris Kontogiorgis in Galatsi on December 6, 2021.

It is assumed that the assassination of Kontoiorgis it was an act of revenge by a group of thugs for the execution of former boxer Michalis Kapiris.

One of the brothers arrested today was a friend of M. Kapiris and allegedly killed H. Kontoiorgis out of revenge.

In particular, Kontogiorgis allegedly became the recipient of messages twice. The first time was four days after Capiris was killed, and the second time about 15 days before he was killed.

In the first message, he was told that one of the two arrested brothers and another person were going to kill him. In subsequent messages, a few days before his murder, he learned that two brothers, as well as two other specific people, were going to kill him.

According to the sender of the messages, they will kill him, as they believed that Kontogiorgis was involved in the murder of Capiris.