The special Violence Response Commission (DEAV) and the Greek police have both recommended the postponement of the start of the Greek football league season, citing security reasons. DEAV agreed with the reasoning put forward by Greek Deputy Minister for Sport Stavros Kontonis that there were security risks if the league commenced. Kontonis sent a letter by the Trilateral Committee of the Court of Athens and the Union of Judges and Prosecutors to DEAV, expressing the view that the decision by Greece’s Football Federation (EPO) to replace regular judges as members on the Ethics Committee bordered on unruliness, while it urged the judges to disregard the football federation’s decision and stay on the ethics committee. Meanwhile, the Sport Minister also submitted letters by the football clubs of Panatinaikos, AEK and PAOK who threatened they would not take part in the league protesting against EPO’s choices for the new season’s referee roster. The Greek police echoed the fears of violence if the league commenced also made recommending the to DEAV to postpone the start. Following these developments Kontonis is expected announce the postponement of the league later on Thursday.