The interrogator and district attorney decided to put in jail Marios Z., because he dared to participate in the massive protest on 11th March, 2010, and was unlucky enough to face a promiscuous, fanatic and liar police officer.
Marios was arrested in Panepistimiou Street, in front of Agrotiki Bank and near the EEK block (Revolutionary Labor Party) and several labor clubs’ blocks that followed by a full armed riot policeman, who attacked him from the back, obviously irritated by his tufted rastas and his casual looks in front of tens of other demonstrating civilians who openly disapproved the arrest.
The police officer, who arrested Marios, with a professional zeal, after having led him to the General Police Division of Athens, he testified against Marios that his face was covered, that he threw molotovs to him and that he was threatened by fire.
In questioning, audiovisual material was brought to the investigator, which conclusive demonstrates that Marios’ face was NOT covered, NO molotov and NO fire was around, and that in the specified area there was NO tension, which could match with the police officer’s testimony. Moreover, the inquiry relied on dozens of citizens who were present at the event and offered voluntarily to testify the truth.
But, after the interrogator and district attorney heard, off the record, the testimonies of the police witnesses, they ignored the dozens of defense witnesses and audiovisual material, and proceeded to the unprecedented decision to bring Marios to custody.
A decision taken
-under a law already degraded and un-legitimized in the eyes of society, since the government’s announcements about abolishing it six months ago.
-unlawfully; according to the custody-related laws, and also disregarding, ignoring and violating openly the changes recently made to the relevant article of the law, under which: in order to hold someone under custody he need be either a suspect of fugitive, or he need have a history of irreversible convictions; conditions of which none applies to Marios.
Marios who teaches swimming to toddlers at OAKA (Olympic Athletic Center of Athens) and works 7 days a week, is now held in prison; and his children, who learn to love water by him will lose their teacher.
And us, we will lose faith in what is clear and obvious.
But we will not loose faith in Marios and we will fight for the truth, his immediate release and dismissal of proceedings against him
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