Evangelos Marinakis to stand trial as part of sports violence probe

Evangelos Marinakis to stand trial as part of sports violence probe

The 57-year-old billionaire has strongly denied the charges.

Soccer-Olympiakos chairman Marinakis to stand trial over sports violence case

ATHENS (Reuters) - Olympiakos chairman Evangelos Marinakis and four board members will stand trial on misdemeanour charges as part of a probe into sports violence, legal sources said on Thursday following a decision by a Greek judicial council. Read full story

Vangelis Marinakis and Olympiacos Officials to Stand Trial Over Sports Violence

Evangelos Marinakis denies the charges. Credit: Olympiacos FC, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia Greek billionaire and Olympiacos football club president Vangelis Marinakis, along with four senior officials from the club’s administration, is set to face trial over sports violence and his alleged involvement in the murder of police officer Giorgos Lygeridis on December 7, 2023, by Olympiacos hooligans. Marinakis is charged with supporting and financing a cr…

The charges are support-financing of a "criminal organization" and incitement of sports violence - V. Marinakis in his statement accuses the government leadership of corruption and a slide into totalitarianism

Evangelos Marinakis has been accused of instigating violence which resulted in the death of a policeman. Nottingham Forest's owner denies the charge and addresses the Greek Prime Minister. Marinakis is the victim of a conspiracy.

Olympiacos President to face trial over death of policeman in fan violence incident

Vangelis Marinakis, the president of Olympiacos FC and owner of Premier League club Nottingham Forest, has been ordered to stand trial in Greece, accused of supporting a criminal organisation and inciting sports-related violence. The charges stem from the death of 31-year-old police officer Georgios Lyggeridis, who succumbed to injuries sustained from a flare thrown during violent clashes between football fans in Athens last December. The incide…