outrage in Greece after a video was released this Wednesday in which A man kills his ex-partner outside a police station, where moments before he was denied protection against his attacker. A terrible event that has unleashed a barrage of criticism of the Greek Police and Government.
The victim, 28 years oldhad gone with a friend to the police station in Athens on Monday to request that a patrol car escort her to her homewhere he had seen at the entrance to his ex-partner, a 39-year-old man with a history of violence against public officials and drug possession.
Although the woman insisted to the agents that the man “was violent” and had “psychological problems,” they limited themselves to pointing out that file a complaint against him or request a patrol car herself.
The victim had already presented a complaint for violence and harassment against his attacker, who later withdrew. Besides, The woman also suffered an abortion two years ago after being beaten given by his ex-partner, according to the station ERT.
In a video broadcast this Wednesday by the station MEGA looks like the woman, after being denied help, speaks on the phone in front of the police station to request that police escort. Suddenly, the aggressor appears addressing her and fatally stabs her several times before he could take refuge again in the police station. The controversial incident also occurred right next to the sentry box where an agent was located who did nothing.
The social indignation that this event has aroused has been even greater after the local media revealed that in the telephone conversation that the woman had with the police just before being stabbed, a police officer told him that “a patrol car is not a taxi“.
The left-wing opposition has asked the Government and the Ministry of Citizen Protection for explanations regarding the lack of action by the Police, the consequence of which was the death of another woman due to sexist violence. So far this year, five femicides have been recorded in Greececompared to 13 in all of 2023.
The Greek legislation does not criminally recognize the term feminicide nor that of sexist violence, although the Penal Code does contemplate certain aggravating factors in cases of “domestic violence.”
The main opposition party, Syrizaonce again insisted that feminicide be recognized as a criminal offense to “raise a legislative barrier” against the murders of women.
Faced with these criticisms, the Minister of Citizen Protection, Mijalis Jrisojoidis, has announced a investigation in depth about the actions of the Police in this case.
The Prosecutor's Office has ordered, for its part, an investigation into possible criminal responsibilities of the officers who denied help to the woman at the police station and of the person who assisted her by telephone.
