It is expected that within the day, Father Porphyrios, the Archimandrite of the Abbey of Habakkuk, will appear for questioning as a suspect in the assault of the woman in the monastery courtyard.
\nThe self-initiated investigation by the Vulnerable Persons Management Division, which commenced following the release of the video showing a monk beating a woman with a belt and shouting \u201cout,\u201d continues despite Eleni Rousou\u2019s refusal to lodge a complaint against the monk.
\nRousou had stated in her posts that it was her own mistake and that the incident had ended the next day.
\nHowever, the Police summoned her to testify, and her lawyers had reported attempts by the investigators to pressure her into signing a complaint.
\nThe investigators probing the incident had also called upon the abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Nektarios, who likewise did not provide any helpful information for the inquiries.
\nIt is expected that today, Father Porphyrios will be interrogated regarding the contents of the video and will provide his own explanations, considering he will not invoke his right to silence.
\nThe outcome of his testimony will determine the course of the case.
\nNonetheless, the Police dossier regarding the assault incident is expected to be forwarded to the Legal Service for examination and guidance.Monastery. investigation, assault, monastery<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Father Porphyrios, the Archimandrite of the Abbey of Habakkuk, is expected to appear for questioning as a suspect in the assault of a woman in the monastery courtyard. The investigation by the Vulnerable Persons Management Division began after a video surfaced showing a monk assaulting a woman. Despite Eleni Rousou’s refusal to file a complaint and her statement that it was her mistake and the incident had ended, the police summoned her to testify, and her lawyers reported pressure from investigators to sign a complaint. The abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Nektarios, did not provide useful information for the investigation. Father Porphyrios is expected to be interrogated about the video without invoking his right to silence, and the outcome will influence the case’s direction. The police dossier on the assault will be sent to the Legal Service for examination and guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1943,233,661,2226,1419,2218,591,148,2153,1946,184,1354,1702,1827,2140,114,2389,1944],"class_list":["post-4666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other","tag-assault","tag-church","tag-gendered-violence","tag-habakkuk","tag-investigation","tag-investigators","tag-lawyers","tag-local","tag-monastery","tag-monk","tag-police","tag-release","tag-silence","tag-statement","tag-suspect","tag-top-news","tag-video","tag-woman"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"\n