Announcement was issued by Authorities for the episode on Monday morning (12/05/2025) with inmate and correctional employees in Korydallu prisons.
According to the announcement Prisoners in Korydallu prisons threatened a prisoner and tried to pass on to another wing.
The prisoners pressed the buttons opened by the doors but the alarm was activated and with the imprisonment of the prisoners the situation was escorted.
The incident caused damage to phones while 3 knives and 2 iron objects were found and confiscated.
The announcement states the following: “In the early hours of today 12/05/2025, eight foreign detainees in a wing of the Korydallos Penal Store I threatened the service officer and attempted to enter the other wing by tapping the buttons.
The alarm was activated and with the immediate and coordinated intervention of the rest of the prison officials, the situation has been dumped and normalized.
It was damaged on phones, and from the check carried out on the outer corridor of the concierge, -3 -knives and -2 -iron objects were found and seized.
The incident was informed by the competent prosecutor supervisor and the relevant Police Service, which also conducts the relevant investigation.
The security of prison stores is a priority priority and to this end all the competent bodies are on constant readiness to prevent and directly address any attempt to disturb their proper functioning.