A 68-year-old pensioner has been detained and is being questioned in connection with an attack on former Transport Minister Costis Hatzidakis on December 15, during a protest rally organised in downtown Athens by the trade union federations GSEE and Adedy.
The retired OTE telecoms worker was located through videos and photographs of the assault and there were also dozens of eye-witness reports to back up the video material. He allegedly admitted to hitting the former minister, saying he was enraged at the time. The case against him has been sent to a public prosecutor and the suspect has been released. The investigation to find the other two suspects is continui
