Greek police have arrested a 52-year-old man accused of posting threatening and abusive messages online targeting Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis. The arrest took place in the town of Naousa, northern Greece, and the man is being brought before the prosecutor in Veria.
According to authorities, the suspect made repeated posts on September 9, 10, and 11, calling for violent acts and even inciting others to attack the minister’s life. Some of his posts reportedly also mentioned other political figures, including Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Police said he faces charges of incitement to commit crimes, threats, and continuous insults through online platforms. His arrest followed an investigation by the Cyber Crime Division, which confirmed he was the administrator of the account responsible for the posts.
The background of these posts included references to the recent unrest in Nepal, while the threats came in the shadow of wider debates over political violence and toxicity online. “This morning I woke up and saw various posts targeting me once again. Using the image of the lynching of the Communist Finance Minister of Nepal, various accounts from the Far Left and the Far Right went wild”
In a statement, the Hellenic Police confirmed: “A case file has been opened against a 52-year-old man for incitement to commit crimes, threats, and repeated insults via the internet against a political figure. He was identified as the administrator of the account that posted the threatening material and was arrested on Thursday.”
Georgiadis himself publicly addressed the matter in a late Thursday evening post, announcing he had filed a complaint: “I filed a lawsuit against him, and as I have just been informed by the Cyber Crime Division, he has been arrested and will appear before the prosecutor tomorrow. I am asking for exemplary punishment, not out of revenge, but because violence and toxicity must not prevail in our society. Anyone who threatens my life or my family’s will face the consequences of the law. Criticism is welcome, but slander and threats must stop.”
The case is now moving forward under judicial review, with the minister stressing that he will continue to seek the lifting of online anonymity in cases of threats against his life, as permitted by law.
