Extortion ring: Seven of the eight thugs were remanded in custody

The first seven, of the eight accused bravos – extortionists of nightclub owners who apologized today, were remanded in custody.

According to the report, only one was released, on which restrictive conditions were imposed. He will have to present himself twice to the AT of his area, while he was forbidden to leave the country.

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Most of the defendants denied the heavy indictment against them.

In fact, some declared that they were regular employees of catering businesses and others respected the right to remain silent.

The apologies continue on Friday before the 17th ordinary investigator.

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Specifically, the last six arrested are expected to be pardoned, while three involved are being held in prisons in the country for other cases.

The defendants, who blackmailed shopkeepers into selling them protection, with beatings, explosions and arson, are charged with 30 offences, half of them felonies. The four of the 14 arrested are organized fans of Panathinaikos and they apologized for the bloody incidents in Alexandra Street last Saturday. For this case, they were released on parole.

The prosecution against them includes heaps of felonies and misdemeanors concerning, among others:

– Address of a criminal organization

-Establishment and membership in a criminal organization

– Facilitation of a criminal organization

-Blackmail

-Direct cooperation in blackmail

-Explosion from which danger to humans may arise

-Ethical creativity in explosion

-Instant burst synergy

– Arson from which a danger to humans may arise

-Ethical culpability in arson

-Distinctive wear and tear

-Ethical authorship in distinguished wear

-Distinguished gun ownership

-Manufacturing explosive devices

-Ethical authorship in the manufacture of explosive devices

– Possession of explosives

-Dangerous bodily harm

-Moral responsibility for dangerous physical injuries

– Felony theft

-Misdemeanor theft

-Acceptance of proceeds of crime

-Forgery

The case with the specific circuit has caused public feeling since its dismantling by the Extortion Prosecution Department highlighted the direct connection between organized fans, hooligans, and members of organized crime.

As “Jungle” has written, extortion of shopkeepers, explosions, arson, beatings and drug trafficking were the “menu” of the illegal activity of the members of the criminal organization.

The police officers of the Prosecution of Extortionists, set up an operation with the code name “OBLUST” and after watching the members of the organization day and night, they arrested 17 people, while three others of the organization are locked up in prisons. Another 32 people are also accused of being part of an extortion group that records dozens of explosions, arson and beatings.

In fact, the areas where they operated were many and the shops they extorted were 76 in the areas: Ano Liosia, Acharnes, New Philadelphia, New Ionia, Peristeri, Haidari, Petroupoli, Athens, Exarchia, Psirri, Kerameiko, Gazi, Tauro, Kallithea, Patisia, New Smyrni, Lykovrysi, Penteli, New Heraklion, Melissia, Chalandri, New Erythrea, Maroussi, Kifissia, Geraka, Artemisa, Peania, Markopoulo, Koropi, Piraeus, Korydallos, Greek.

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Source: www.zougla.gr