A 52-year-old man was brought to the Prosecutor’s Office in Veria on Friday morning (12/9) after threatening Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and his family through social media posts. The man was arrested on Thursday afternoon in the Naoussa area for inciting criminal acts, as well as for threats and continuous insults via the internet against the minister.
Read: Attack on Adonis Georgiadis: 52-year-old who threatened him via Facebook brought to prosecutor
Specifically, as determined by the police investigation, the 52-year-old Greek citizen was posting threatening content on his personal Facebook account against Adonis Georgiadis. On Thursday, September 11, the posts came to the minister’s attention, who then filed a complaint against him. The accused, who according to voria.gr sources is from Archangelos Imathias, was arrested during an operation carried out with the assistance of officers from the Crime Investigation Unit of Naoussa.
According to parapolitika.gr sources, one of the messages the minister presented to police contained a photograph recently circulated by news media in Nepal. It shows the country’s finance minister being beaten by angry citizens. The accused, commenting on the photograph, stated that the same fate essentially awaits the minister and his associates.
According to journalistic sources, the arrested 52-year-old has no previous criminal record. The accused sent the threatening messages on platform “X,” using the name “Christos Sidiropoulos.”
Detailed police statement on the 52-year-old who threatened Adonis Georgiadis
“The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate has filed criminal charges against a 52-year-old Greek citizen, accused of inciting criminal acts, as well as threats and continuous insults via the internet against a political figure.
During the police investigation and following thorough online research by the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate, the accused’s involvement as administrator of the disputed social media account was verified.
Specifically, it emerged that the aforementioned person, as administrator of a social media account, had made posts with threatening and insulting content against a political figure in recent days, while simultaneously inciting other users to commit criminal acts, even against his life.
Following the police operation, carried out with assistance from officers of the Crime Investigation Unit of Naoussa, the individual was located and arrested yesterday afternoon (11/9/2025) in a flagrant procedure. The arrested person was brought to the competent authority.”
Adonis Georgiadis: Freedom of speech is non-negotiable, but comes with responsibility
Earlier, Adonis Georgiadis himself announced via his personal social media account that he had filed a complaint. The Health Minister emphasized in his post that he seeks exemplary punishment of the perpetrator, not out of revenge, but to protect society from violence and toxicity. He also stressed that freedom of speech is non-negotiable, but is accompanied by responsibility and respect for the limits of dignity and others’ freedom, noting that this user and some others have forgotten these basics.
The full post:
“Using the image of the lynching of Nepal’s Communist Finance Minister, various far-left and far-right accounts went wild. I demand his exemplary punishment, not for revenge, but because we must not allow violence and toxicity to prevail in our society. Freedom of speech is non-negotiable, but like every right, it comes with responsibility. The responsibility for all of us to know the limits of our own freedom and the dignity and freedom of others. Anyone who threatens my life and that of my family will face the consequences of the law, and for threats against my life I will also seek removal of anonymity as the law permits. Criticism as much as you want, slander and threats must end,” the minister noted.
Σήμερα το πρωί ξύπνησα και είδα διάφορες αναρτήσεις να με στοχοποιούν για μία ακόμη φορά. Χρησιμοποιώντας την εικόνα του λιντσαρίσματος του Κομμουνιστή Υπουργού Οικονομικών του Νεπάλ, ξεσάλωσαν διάφοροι λογαριασμοί της Άκρας Αριστεράς αλλά και της Άκρας Δεξιάς. Ένας όμως πέρασε… pic.twitter.com/ZbkQMmhBsk
— Άδωνις Γεωργιάδης (@AdonisGeorgiadi) September 11, 2025
