US EditionMajor trial of Olympiacos FC chairman, soccer fans, opens in Greece over sports violence
The trial involves 142 fans charged with running a criminal organization and causing life-threatening violence linked to a 2023 incident that killed a riot police officer.
- On Wednesday the trial began in Athens, Greece, with Evangelos Marinakis, chairman of Olympiacos football club, among those facing charges as judges read the names of defendants and witnesses.
- A probe after the 2023 incident in Piraeus found riot police officer George Lyngeridis was hit by a flare and died weeks later, while fans are accused of moving flares and explosives before the match.
- Because of the large number of defendants, judges arranged the trial in a specially designed room next to Korydallos high-security prison, where more than 210 people will testify before the three-member bench.
- The court adjourned to November 25 after the presiding judge read defendant names; Marinakis was absent and lawyers requested a larger courtroom to be considered later this month.
- Authorities and prosecutors say the trial is part of a wider crackdown after Greece's third fatality in sports violence in 2022-2023, prompting the top court prosecutor to urge a clampdown on criminal gangs linked with sports.
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Major trial of Olympiacos FC chairman, soccer fans, opens in Greece over sports violence
The trial of Greece's Olympiacos football club chairman Evangelos Marinakis and dozens of soccer fans began in Greece on Wednesday, the biggest case of its kind linked to sports-related violence that authorities have vowed to crack down on.
Major trial of Olympiacos FC chairman Marinakis, football fans, opens in Greece over sports violence
The trial of Greece’s Olympiacos football club chairman Evangelos Marinakis and dozens of football fans began in Greece on Wednesday, the biggest case of its kind linked to sports-related violence that authorities have vowed to crack down on.
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis on trial in Athens over instigating football violence
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