Eliadis Death: Former Employee Reveals Order to Remain Silent About Doorman
A former employee of the night-time venue alleges that management ordered staff to conceal the existence of a doorman from police.
Former employee: "We were told not to mention that there was a doorman"
New testimony regarding the death of Giannis Eliadis on the night of 15 August at a night-time venue has come to light, according to a revelation by megatv.com. A former employee of the establishment, who knew the victim personally, describes what he learned from colleagues about the dramatic moments of the assault.
He was not at the venue that night as he had time off. What was relayed to him, however, about the brutality of the incident deeply shook him. According to his account, the establishment's doorman, who practises martial arts, allegedly seized Giannis, lifted him high, and then threw him forcefully to the ground, repeatedly smashing his head against the pavement.
"Blood began to flow like a river and for twenty minutes he was unconscious. The colleagues had frozen at what they were seeing. No one understood why. They simply saw the doorman out of control beating him very brutally," stated the former employee.
The next day, he received a telephone call from the establishment. Those in charge questioned him persistently whether he knew anything about the incident. When he clarified that he was absent that night, the response he received took him aback.
"They told me in an intense tone: 'Then you don't need to say anything. If they call us for a statement, we will say that we did not have a doorman!'" he recounts.
Subsequently, he learned that clear instructions had been given to all employees not to mention to the authorities that the establishment had a doorman.
"I learned that an order was given to everyone who worked there not to mention that there was a doorman at the venue. They wanted to hide it. They kept pressuring us not to say it anywhere and especially not to the police," testified the former employee.
This allegation, should it be verified, raises serious questions about what was attempted to be concealed from the police investigation following the fatal beating of Giannis Eliadis.
Source: Google News GR — Crime (el)