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The Panepistimio and Monastiraki metro stations in Athens reopened after a march commemorating the 16th anniversary of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos' fatal police shooting in 2008.

The stations were closed at 5.30 p.m. by police, with trains bypassing them until the protest ended. Traffic restrictions, including road closures and parking bans, were also enforced.

Central Athens metro stations in Panepistimio and Monastiraki are closed Friday evening due to a protest marking the anniversary of the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008.

Police in Athens detained 24 people on Friday ahead of protests marking the anniversary of the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008.

Despite heavy rainfall in the capital, around 5,000 police officers are expected to patrol the city, focusing on the Exarchia neighborhood where the shooting took place.

Road closures and a strong police presence mark today’s two marches commemorating the murder of Alexis Grigoropoulos.

The center of Athens is under heightened security on Friday as student marches and rallies are set to mark the 16th anniversary of the police shooting of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos. His death in 2008 triggered some of the most intense riots Greece had seen in decades.

Two Metro stations will be closed tomorrow, Friday, due to assemblies taking place in the morning and afternoon to mark the 16th anniversary of the murder of Alexandros Grigoropoulos in Exarchia.

As stated in the statement of STASY:

By order of the Hellenic Police, on Friday, December 6, 2024

Extraordinary traffic regulations will be put in place on various roads in the center of Athens during the afternoon and evening hours on Friday, December 6, due to the rallies and marches announced to mark the 16h anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in Exarchia.

Nikos Romanos, a 31-year-old self-proclaimed anarchist, who was arrested by Greece's Counter-Terrorism Police on Monday while returning to his home in the northern Athens suburb of Neo Psychiko, has been granted time to testify on Friday in relation to the October 31 explosion at a third-floor apartment in the Ambelokipi neighborhood of central Athens.

In a revealing interview with Antonis Sroiter on “First Word” by Protothema.gr, well-known criminal lawyer Alexis Kougias opened up about his long career, major cases, personal challenges, and thoughts on life and the legal profession.

Former police officer Epaminondas Korkoneas was arrested and sent back to prison Saturday.

The arrest followed the Supreme Court's rejection of an appeals court decision that had reduced his life sentence for killing a 15-year-old while on duty to 13 years based on lack of prior criminal record.

It was the second time the high court had nullified the appeals court's verdict.