According to reports from the Greek capital, Athens, on Thursday, the incident took place on Wednesday, June 23, when the seven bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church convicted the pastor during a church hearing.
According to police, the accused priest, whose name was not released, was accused of being involved in drug trafficking and drug trafficking. As the seven bishops confessed to the allegations against the accused and decided to take action against him at the church level, the enraged accused threw sulfuric acid at the top church officials.
Strong condemnation by the Greek Prime Minister
The accused had brought the acid with him in secret, which no one expected. According to the management of an Athens hospital, the bishops suffered skin and eye injuries in the attack, but none of them were in
danger.
According to state broadcaster ERT, Greek Prime Minister Mitsutakis has called the cleric's attack on bishops with a dangerous chemical "disgusting and reprehensible."
The accused appeared in court
A spokesman for the Greek Orthodox Church told the German news
agency DPA said that the injured bishops were being treated and are recovering. According to the spokesman, "when the sentence was announced against the pastor, he threw sulfuric acid at the bishops." A police officer on the scene was also slightly injured in the attack.
The attacking priest was immediately arrested and is being arraigned in a local court on Thursday. It is not clear what kind of sentence the bishops sentenced the accused for alleged drug trafficking and business.