Danish woman removed the Greek flag and attacked a police officer during her arrest in Rhodes

A superior incidental occurred aboriginal Saturday greeting successful Rhodes erstwhile a woman, a Danish national, caused a disturbance extracurricular the Rhodes Security Sub-Directorate building. According to Demokratiki, it was astir 04:10 erstwhile the 34-year-old pistillate approached the rod of the Greek flag located connected the beforehand of the gathering astatine 45 Ethniki Dodecanissias Street, took it down and started moving portion holding it successful her hands.

Her enactment was instantly noticed by passers-by, portion a fewer minutes aboriginal constabulary officers of the Rhodes Police Department patrolling the country spotted the pistillate a fewer meters distant from the spot. She had already thrown the emblem into the thoroughfare and seemed to beryllium successful a authorities of aggravated agitation.

Resistance and battle during the arrest

When officers approached her to halt her and instrumentality her to the station, the pistillate reacted with aggravated aggression. According to the authoritative report, she screamed astatine the officers successful English, refused to cooperate and resisted vigorously during her arrest. During the ensuing struggle, she attacked 1 of the officers, the 42-year-old sergeant, punching him successful the look and kicking him successful the close knee.

Before the officers were capable to subdue her, the offender repeatedly spat successful the sergeant’s face. The pistillate was yet arrested and taken to the section for further investigation.

Forensic introspection and constabulary action

A forensic introspection of the injured constabulary serviceman was ordered by the authorities successful bid to find the severity of the injuries sustained during the incident. At the aforesaid time, the constabulary authorities proceeded with the due procedures for the taking of statements and the transmission of the lawsuit record to the Prosecutor’s Office of Rhodes.

Information indicates that the pistillate was allegedly successful a confused state, but it is not known whether she was nether the power of alcohol oregon different substances. The results of the applicable tests are awaited. Authorities are examining each possibilities, portion the enactment of removing and throwing the Greek emblem is considered highly violative and whitethorn pull much superior transgression charges.

The lawsuit against her includes charges of insulting a nationalist symbol, resisting, insulting and causing bodily harm to a constabulary serviceman successful the enactment of duty. The judicial authorities are expected to regularisation connected her further transgression attraction successful the coming days.