Olympiacos FC for persecution in the Lygeridis case: New blackmail attempt, time is not random

The FC issued a statement after they were exercised on the offences of supporting and financing a criminal organisation and inciting sports violence. In the exercise of criminal prosecution against the president and four more Olympiacos FC officials, the competent judicial authorities reportedly proceeded to handle the large case with the 167 accused of the criminal organization in the field of football, which included the murder of police officer George Lygeridis, in the area of Reddi in 2023. In particular, the prosecution is directed against Olympiacos owner Vangelis Marinakis and against Giannis Moralis, mayor of Piraeus, vice presidents of Olympiacos FC, Konstantinos Karapapas and Dimitris Agrafios as well as against Michael Koudouris. According to the same information, the prosecutions carried out are of a delinquent nature and concern the offences of supporting and financing a criminal organisation and inciting sports violence. Olympiacos FC issued an announcement about targeting fans and a decision announced weeks ago by specific political and business centers. Olympiacos FC’ announcement “In relation to the call of a faulty character, against members of its administration, Olympiacos FC announces that: the current development announced weeks ago by specific political and business centers, is a new attempt to blackmail Olympiacos FC in order to undermine both the family of Olympiacos and its President himself. This development came as a continuation of the unjust mass targeting of our followers as a criminal organization. Even the most naive can understand that the time chosen is not random. This method has political characteristics and unfortunately implements Justice itself. Responsible for this plot are those operating on conditions of parastates in the country’s public life. Olympiacos FC President and Olympiacos family have their consciences crystal clear, they are not blackmailed, they are not bent.”