Thunderclap at the top of Olympus.
Evángelos Marinákis, owner of Nottingham Forest and Olympiakosas well as its vice-presidents Kostas Karapapas and Yiannis Moralis (also mayor of Piraeus, the largest port in Greece), are in the crosshairs of Greek justice, according to local media Reporter. Already suspended recently for spitting at the foot of a referee, Marinákis finds himself this time faced with much more serious accusations. The president of Olympiakos and his acolytes are subject to criminal prosecution as part of the investigation into the tragic death of Giorgos Lyggeridis, a police officer killed by a distress flare during clashes in December 2023after a volleyball match and in which hooligans from the Pirean club Thira 7 (gate 7) are involved.
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The leaders are accused of financing this group of “supporters”, designated as a criminal organization, and of inciting sporting violence. Accusations formulated by the Greek judge Mr. Giuvas, determined to get to the head “ invisible » of this opaque affair. His report presumes the involvement of certain members of the management or influential executives of Olympiakos. “ Without the participation and “high-level protection” of certain leaders, the criminal organization would never have obtained such influence and total obedience from its members. It would have been much less influential and more limited in its scope of action. »
167 names in the crosshairs, 25 already locked up, and the net continues to tighten.
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