Operation “Xenios Zeus” continues with 269 arrests

Operation “Xenios Zeus” continued yesterday with arrests of illegal immigrants in the centre of Athens.

According to the assessment of the Greek Police on Tuesday, a total of 269 foreigners were brought to the General Police Directorate of Attica. 6 foreigners were arrested because they did not meet the legal requirements to remain in the country, while in the presence of prosecutorial officials police officers made ​​11 searches of premises.

Since the beginning of the operation, 1,662 foreigners that did not meet the legal requirements to remain in the country have been arrested in a total of 8,023 arrests, along with 79 searches of premises.

Meanwhile, as announced by the police on Tuesday, the claims of the Pakistani Community president in Greece, Javed Aslam, who spoke about police violence against immigrants on a morning television show, were filed at the Athens First Instance Court Prosecutor by the Greek Police Headquarters.