Today would be his celebration <\/b>day. A normal day, with welcomes, phone calls, people<\/b> around him. Instead, there’s a room in Korydallos<\/b> and a family<\/b> learning to live with absence<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Giorgos Lyggeridis <\/b>hasn’t been here since that night in December 2023, outside Rentis’s<\/b> gym, when in a few seconds of chaos a nautical flare<\/b> changed everything and left behind a void that won’t close. Today the trial proceeds, but outside the courtroom there is a silence that is hard to explain.<\/p>\n
In the courtroom<\/b>, descriptions of what happened that night bring the picture forward again. His colleagues<\/b> talk about the attack<\/b>, the confusion, the struggle to keep him alive. It’s not an easy process for anyone, let alone his family<\/b> who are there every day and hear everything all over again. In a standout moment, his father <\/b> couldn’t help but smile when he saw smiles that didn’t fit such a case. He reacted spontaneously, as any man in his position would have done. There it is clear that this is not just a trial<\/b>, but an open wound.<\/p>\n
And yet, all of this seems to go almost unnoticed.Mega media<\/b> are avoiding taking the case seriously, as if it doesn’t concern them. It’s not that there are no events or developments<\/b>; it’s that they choose not to shine a light on them. When the balance<\/b> is delicate and interests weigh in, reporting becomes selective and ultimately poor. Thus, such a serious issue is left on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
But there are those who do not pass it by<\/b>. The Manifesto and SKAY <\/b>continue to cover the trial<\/b>, insisting on bringing it to the forefront. And in this general silence, Aris Portosalte<\/b> stands out, because he chooses to speak clearly and highlight what others leave aside. At a time when many prefer not to be exposed, this attitude has its importance.<\/p>\n
The story of George Liggeridis<\/b> is not the only one that has fallen flat. There are other people who perished and never became a slogan, like Thanos Axarlian<\/b> or the people who burned to death in Mati<\/b>. They didn’t fit narratives, they didn’t serve agendas, and so they were more easily forgotten than they should have been.<\/p>\n
Today, which could have been a simple celebration,<\/b>the thought goes to his own people. To the home that is missing, to the voice that will not be heard, to a place thatwill remain empty.<\/b> And with it comes the question of whether this case will find the space itdeserves. Because in the end it is not a matter of timeliness. It’s a matter of justice<\/b>. And above all, a matter of never getting used to this silence.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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