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Makis Psomiadis: Where is the football Fantomas still hiding

28 August 2011 / 18:08:03  GRReporter
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It is quite possible that even Psomiadis’ children do not know where he is. There is only one persn he trusts fully and this is his wife Lena. But since this time they have pressured him tight, probably he even distanced himself from the woman of his life. Thanks to his professional activities and acquaintances he can find refuge in many countries. Serbia and Macedonia are two of them. Not only because he has associates throughout the former Yugoslavia, but also because these countries have Orthodox churches and monasteries. Prayer in the morning and lighting a candle are a daily habit for Psomiadis. Even if Interpol is after him. Perhaps that is why rumors that say he is on Mount Athos, in a monastery or convent, are considered to be most likely. 

In Canada, outside the reach of Interpol? 

Another country that could accommodate Psomiadis is Belgium. They he created connections from the time he dealt (illegally) with trade of gold with a reference port of Antwerp. 

In recent days, rumor was spread among journalists offices that Psomiadis has hid in Canada. They told him that Interpol’s arrest warrant does not apply there because the law of the country does not allow the activities of the international police. In Canada, there are other Greeks who have opened accounts with the Greek justice system. Psomiadis has kept in touch with some of them for quite a while. 

The strange thing with Psomiadis’ location is that the four mobile phones, which he used to carry around recently, continue to ring in ... Greek. Although no one picks them up. The most important thing is that someone charges them and also that they remain on Greek territory. Whether someone from Big Mac’s surrounding took them, nobody knows. 

Fugitive in ... Psychiko 

It has happened before for Psomiadis to be a fugitive and his mobile phone to be working normally. Of course, even then he did not answer them. Apparently he wanted to see who was calling him and after that he was calling from another line, unknown to the investigators. 

During his previous escape Makis was able to appear in the police system as "a man with unknown location." Keeping in mind that during this time he was living in his home in Psychiko, near a police station. But as he jokingly explained "I was on a diet and they did not recognize me”. “Psomiadis has asense of humor. But he is a tough guy! This is why he did not even shake when they shot him in the leg 1989 when they wanted him to come back to his senses," say his relatives. Indeed, he steadfastly continues his work. 

"I will give myself up if they set the fat one free” 

Even his closest ones cannot say what will be the development of the series with the fugitive.Even his lawyers have stated publicly that their client's intention is to come forward to the Greek justice. 

When and how he will decide himself. He is unpredictable anyway. 

There is a phrase attributed to him which logical reveals his real intentions. 

"I will give myself up when the request for the release of fat one is accepted", he says, and certainly he means Achileas Beos, also a defendant in the whole story of match-fixing. 

And so the release of Beos can determine the next action of Psomiadis. 

Until now, the once mighty chief of "Olympiakos"-Volos has filed two requests that were rejected. Therefore Βig Μac continues to hide. His business, like the restaurants in Kavala and Athens, are managed by his two children, but also by his cousins Harris and Harilaos. They also have half of the Penal Code on their shoulders, but they continue struggling only to protect and cover Makis. In any case he is the boss, as recognized by the whole family. More precisely, all the men of the family because the real "commanders" in the home are Lena and Christina. Perhaps the only ones who can convince him to surrender. But "only when the fat one is released, because then 18 months would have passed", as rumors have it that Makis said. Although clearly someone has not told him the truth because his arrest warrant is being renewed periodically. Therefore, capturing Psomiadis has become a Greek justice bet and is considered imperative. Even if on the next day he will arrange for his transfer to a hospital ... Because successful recipes do not change. 

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