Members of ELAM and Chrysi Avgi preceded the Ministers of Energy, George Lakkotrypis and Rural Development, Nikos Kougialis, as well as the representatives of political parties and local bodies.
In addition to the insults and characterizations, at some point they moved against the officials and threw bottles of water at Mr. Lakkotrypis, shouting "traitors", "federalists" and "vagrants".
For the moment the memorial service was stopped, with the members of the Police making efforts to protect both the official and the rest of those present.
It took the intervention of the Metropolitan of Constantia and Famagusta Vassilios as well as the mother of the hero Tassos Isaac to calm the spirits. In fact, Metropolitan Vassilios interrupted the memorial service, addressing the riots strongly.
During the laying of wreaths, the officials were greeted by the members of ELAM and Chrysi Avgi. When Nikos Kougialis, who represented the President of the Republic, laid a wreath, he was propped up by a group of participants, which forced Solomos Solomos' father to take the microphone and ask them to leave the place.
With the help of calmer people, the riots were removed.
The police presence in the cemetery was strong, while when the memorial service began, a full-fledged MAAD team also appeared.
In statements after the memorial service, the two ministers condemned the incidents as unacceptable and inappropriate at a national memorial site. The Minister of Rural Development stressed that the government sends the message that its representatives and representatives of the State will be present and will honor the memory of Issak and Solomos at the national memorial.
The mayor of Paralimni, Theodoros Pyrillis, and the Metropolitan, Konstantias Vassilios, also condemned the incidents with their statements, who even stated that the ecclesiastical authorities of Famagusta will consider whether in the coming years the trinity of Isaac and Solomos will be completed as it is today.
Condemnation by Homer
The President of the Republic and Speaker of Parliament, Giannakis Omirou, today condemned the thrashings that took place at the national memorial of the heroic martyrs Isaac and Solomos.
"I condemn with disgust the current thrashings in the national memorial of the heroic martyrs Isaac and Solomos. The undermining of democracy, intolerance and fascist attitudes led to the betrayal and tragedy of 1974. There is no room for tolerance. "It is our duty to safeguard democratic normalcy from its subversives," Omirou said in a written statement.
Moreover, on his personal twitter account, Mr. Omirou states that "intolerance led to 74. Its recurrence in complete destruction. To prevent the hatching of the "snake egg" ".
Source: Liberal