A protest was held with the participation of thousands of people for the 20-year-old autistic young man who was seriously injured and died as a result of fire opened during the police intervention in Greece on July 8.

Thousands of people in Athens, the capital of Greece, organized a march for the 20-year-old autistic young man who was seriously injured as a result of gunfire during a police pursuit in the city of Argos on July 8 and died on July 12. Thousands of demonstrators gathered in the Propylaea Square in the center of Athens and marched in the city center with the call of civil society groups, left-wing parties, various organizations and student associations.

The demonstrators demanded justice for the young man who lost his life and an end to police violence. The demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans while carrying banners saying "The state is committing murder" and "Stop state murders, disarm the police immediately." The demonstrators, who frequently chanted the slogan "Enough is enough", reacted to what they described as police violence and "abuse of authority".

During the demonstration, intense security measures were taken in the center of Athens. There were no incidents as the march ended in Omonia Square.

According to reports in the Greek press, two police officers who testified within the scope of the investigation stated that they were following the 20-year-old young man who did not obey the "stop" warning. The officers claimed that they did not intend to kill the young man and that they opened fire as a warning and that the purpose was to stop the vehicle. Police also said that the teenager tried to hit police officers with his vehicle at least twice during the chase and damaged police vehicles.

It was reported that legal proceedings were initiated against the police officers involved in the incident on charges of "intentional murder" for violating intervention procedures.

The young man's mother stated that her son is 89 percent disabled and autistic, and that he has difficulty in communication. The mother argued that she panicked because she forgot her son's driver's license at home and did not obey the "stop" warning of the police. - ATHENS