In their ruling, the judges have paved the way for the four police officers—who are accused of the felony of providing a falsenegligent exposure resulting in death for the murder of Kyriaki Griva outside the Agioi Anargyroi police station on April 1, 2024.
In their ruling, the members of the Athens Misdemeanor Court followed the prosecutor’s recommendation to indict the four accused police officers.
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They are the duty officer, the supervisor, the guard, and the dispatcher at the Emergency Response Center.
The rationale behind the decision
According to reports, after evaluating the evidence in the case file, the judicial officials concluded that the defendants “by acting intentionally through omission, exposed another person and thereby rendered him helpless, even though they had a specific legal obligation under the law to take action to prevent the outcome, and lefta person under their protection defenseless; and this act of theirs caused the victim’s death.”
Special mention is made of the role and criminal liability of each defendant.
According to information provided to the police department, it is alleged that the officer was not on alert and failed to notice in time that, 30 meters from the police station, the complainant’s ex-partner was walking toward her with a knife and approached the complainant, who was standing outside the police station 1.5 meters from the guard post, and violently attacked her with a knife, resulting in Kyriaki Griva being murdered outside the police station where she had gone to seek help and protection for her life.
Regarding the supervisor, it is emphasized that while Kyriaki Griva reported that her ex-partner was outside her home and requested a police escort—that is, a patrol car—because she feared for her, she did not assist her nor did she instruct the officer on duty regarding the steps that needed to be taken to protect the young woman.
As for the officer on duty, the judges ruled—again, according to reports— that she should have contacted the Emergency Response Center to locate the perpetrator and should have arranged for a patrol car to transport Kyriaki safely home. In fact, the ruling points out that there was a patrol car at the station that was available during the time in question.
Finally, regarding the dispatcher, the ruling notes that he should have assessed the seriousness of the young woman’s allegations, regard the incident in question as an emergency case of domestic violence, and escalate the case as a “high-priority ticket ” so that investigations could begin to locate the perpetrator and ensure the young woman’s safe return home.
Restrictive conditions remain in place
By the same decision of the Judicial Council, the restrictive conditions imposed on the defendants following the conclusion of their statements—with the consent of the investigating judge and the prosecutor—remain in effect.
It is worth noting that the trial for the murder of Kyriaki Griva by her former partner has been scheduled for September 23 before the Athens Mixed Jury Court of Appeals; who was unanimously sentenced in the first instance to life imprisonment for his criminal act, as he was found guilty without any mitigating circumstances.
In both trials—that of the murderer as well as in the upcoming trial of the police officers, Kyriaki Griva’s family has been present, declaring from the outset their support for the prosecution and demanding punishment for all those responsible for the tragic loss of their child.
Source: In.gr
