Yiannis Maggos’ full post:

Doctors’ testimonies and findings

And since you are asking me about the doctors’ testimonies, the three doctors examined by the court testified that he had many and serious injuries, according to the findings of the CT scan, which, as they said, is an objective examination.

He had multiple fractures of six ribs, bruising to the liver and gallbladder. He also had internal bleeding due to the bruising of the liver. They emphasised that these injuries immediately cause intense, acute pain. With six broken ribs, it is almost impossible for the injured person to get up on their own, especially if they are lying down. (According to the testimony of the witness who found him, Vasilios Maggos was on the pavement, half-sitting and half-lying down.)

They testified that, during his stay at Volos Hospital, if he had already sustained the above injuries, it would have been impossible for his condition to have gone unnoticed by the police.

The fact that he walked approximately 80m from the hospital to where he was found lying down is something that can happen, because the victim had no other choice.

The fractures were recent, but it cannot be determined whether they occurred in front of the courts, inside the courthouse, or both.

The doctor who provided him with first aid testified that V. Maggos told her that he had been beaten by police officers.

Because of the severity of his injuries, his immediate admission to the surgical clinic was considered necessary.

The hyperarousal he experienced in hospital on the first night is a common condition, especially among patients with such serious injuries.

The three defendants who were already convicted by the Volos Single-Member Misdemeanour Court explicitly stated in their pleas that they hit him but did not injure him. One of them stated that it was impossible for him to have broken his ribs because his baton was flexible. He also claimed that, if he had broken his ribs, the force of the blow would have been such that it would not merely have left a bruise, but the entire characteristic imprint of the baton. In fact, he categorically emphasised that, if six of his ribs had been broken, he would not have been able to get up at all or walk upright to the vehicle. (I attach the relevant excerpts from the trial minutes. Photos 1 and 2.)

The ruling of the Council of Misdemeanour Courts notes that Vasilios Maggos, despite having been beaten in front of the Volos courts, nevertheless got up on his own and walked normally towards the OPKE vehicle, as can be seen in the video uploaded to YouTube, and also that ‘the victim was beaten at a later time’, causing him serious injuries. (I attach the relevant excerpt, photo 3.)

The gatekeeper also testified that, when Vasilios Maggos got out of the OPKE vehicle, he saw him walking alone and normally up the steps and entering Volos Hospital without being supported by anyone.

However, the witnesses who found him later testified that he was lying down, half-reclining, and unable to get up. They had difficulty lifting him, and he then had difficulty walking…

A short while later, the severity of his injuries was established at the hospital…

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