Dimoglidou on Mazonakis: "Police continue investigations at the same pace"
Police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou has revealed that investigations into the death of Giorgos Mazonakis continue, despite the case being in the hands of the investigating magistrate.
Investigations into Mazonakis' death: "We are working at the same pace", says police
Police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou granted a rare television interview in which she addressed a series of high-profile cases. As reported by Newsit.gr, Dimoglidou made clear that police have not stopped investigations into the death of singer Giorgos Mazonakis, even after the case was referred to the investigating magistrate.
"For example, now that this case is in the hands of the investigating magistrate in the justice system, that is something you may not know. We are working on this case and we continue to work at the same pace, just as we worked when the publicity spotlight was much closer to us on this case," she stated characteristically.
The spokesperson explained that police intervened in this particular case from the start because the singer's death occurred in a private space. "From the moment it happened in a private space, whoever that person was, police had to intervene to establish whether there was any criminal activity," she noted.
The role of the Criminological Investigation Directorate
Dimoglidou spoke extensively about the Criminological Investigation Directorate, describing it as a key service for solving cases. "The Criminological Investigation Directorate is a service to which we owe the majority of Greek Police investigations," she emphasised, adding that publicity surrounding the service's methods would "warn perpetrators what to avoid". She also pointed out that in many cases, movements by perpetrators who attempted to destroy evidence have been detected, though without success.
The case of Kiki Koussoglou and Alex
The police spokesperson also addressed the murder of Kiki Koussoglou, revealing that this case was decisive for her professional career. "Mainly the murder of Kiki Koussoglou led me to the Police, because the family comes from a very close circle of friends," she said, noting that the case made her understand "the need of a person to know what has happened" to a loved one.
Regarding the case of Alex, she pointed out that despite convictions for those involved, his body has not been found to this day.
The murder of Fyssas and the early years in the Police
Dimoglidou also spoke about her first steps as a police officer at the Keratsini Station, where she was serving during the period of Pavlos Fyssas's murder. "It was the first incident that shocked me, which I came into contact with," she stated, also recalling the attacks her colleagues in the station of that area were subjected to at the time.
When asked whether one "gets used to" crime, she answered emphatically in the negative. "You cannot become accustomed to an abused person, to an elderly person who has been deceived, to a child who has been abused even by family members, to a dead person, to a suicide. You can never become accustomed to that image," she said.
The Griva case: mistakes and quadrupled complaints
The spokesperson made particular reference to the case of Kyriaki Griva, admitting that mistakes were made on the part of police officers. "Griva did what she needed to do to protect herself, but ultimately she was not protected due to police mistakes," said Dimoglidou.
Despite initial fears that the case would deter women from the police, the result was the opposite: the number of women who contacted the authorities quadrupled in the following period. "I think that shook both victims and us as a Body," she acknowledged.
"Police and citizens on the same side"
Closing her remarks, the police spokesperson reiterated her position on the relationship between police and citizens. "We are not opposed to citizens. We are together against crime. We are all together on the same side," she emphasised, while also acknowledging that mistakes inevitably shake citizens' trust.
Source: Newsit.gr