Official documents reveal profiles of suspects detained ahead of clashes

Police made aggregate arrests during the February 28 clashes successful Syntagma Square marking the two-year day of the Tempe train disaster. Official judicial documents supply penetration into the profiles of those detained.

Early that morning, officers stopped two men, aged 20 and 21, connected a scooter adjacent Alexandras Avenue. Both had anterior misdemeanor charges for spot damage. Upon spotting the police, they attempted to flee, dropping two bags containing Molotov cocktails, some equipped with explosive charges.

At 10.40 a.m., constabulary intercepted two much men, aged 25 and 27, connected a motorcycle, carrying 17 Molotov cocktails and protestation leaflets. They had antecedently been arrested for participating successful an activistic objection astatine the Acropolis.

Additionally, 10 individuals, aged 22-61, were detained extracurricular an AEK instrumentality nine successful Exarchia. Though labeled arsenic “AEK hooligans,” they had nary anterior sports-related charges. Police aboriginal discovered hidden Molotov cocktails, a knife, and state masks nearby. All 14 suspects look felony charges.

Meanwhile, 32 much individuals, mostly young anarchists, were charged separately for violent acts adjacent Parliament, including two overseas nationals.

Of the astir 1,000 black-clad protesters who reached the Grand Bretagne Hotel aft 1 p.m. and launched attacks connected riot constabulary extracurricular Parliament, lone 5 were arrested.