Quotes by Giorgos Voulgarakis

“The fact that two immigrants were the perpetrators of this incident should in no way influence our attitudes or behavior,”

“We are an open and democratic society that makes no distinctions and shuts no one out.”

“If this incident had taken place during the Olympics, the chances of it being shot down would have been extremely high.”

“The fact that the plane crashed and was not shot down is proven by data from flight recorders and the ammunition checks made on the F-16s ... An explosion in the air would have spread the wreckage over a much wider area,”

“It is too early to draw conclusions. Greek prosecutors are investigating the possible illegal acts linked with the presence in the Getty of the Greek antiquities.”

“There are seals and packaging which indicate that there was commercial trafficking going on.”