Life imprisonment for the perpetrators of the death of a young man from Aris

This past Wednesday, a Greek court handed down heavy sentences against the twelve people on trial for killing the young man Alkis Kampanosa fan of Aris of Thessaloniki 19-year-old who died on February 1, 2022 violently beaten by ultras fans of the opposing clubas reported by the National Agency of Athens.

seven defendants They were found guilty of manslaughter and later sentenced to life imprisonment. The other five received sentences of more than 19 years for complicity in the crime. It is surprising that the oldest of those convicted is 26 years old.

The Supreme Court of Thessalonikithe second largest city in Greece, in the north of the country, where the killing took place on February 1, 2022, did not provide any mitigating circumstances to lower the final sentences. The accused they are in pretrial detention since last year.

The trial began on January 18. After 47 hearings, more than 75 witnesses and the presentation of nearly 300 documents, the prosecutor described “an attack organized and planned until the last second with the aim of killing all victims,” ​​according to ANA. Local sources in the country indicate that the perpetrators did not show any remorse for their actions and engaged in “exaggerations and gross and premeditated lies” during the trial.

Aris shows his support for the family

On the night of February 1, 2022, the twelve defendants, members of Paok, launched an expedition through the streets of Thessaloniki armed with knives and iron bars. After confrontations with other groups, they attacked Alkis Kampanos and four of his friends, who were sitting on a step at the side of a street, after learning that they supported the rival club, the Aris FCthat didn’t last long show your support for the final decision of justice:

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The 19-year-old was beaten for a minute before succumbing to his injuries. Two of his friends were injured in the same attack, but fortunately their lives were not in danger. This past March, Greek authorities renamed the street where he was stabbed to death to give it its name Alkis Kampanos Street.