The Greek police officer who shot a 16-year-old Roma boy in the head on December 5 has appeared in court in Thessaloniki, Greece, today (December 9). The Roma community gathered outside the building to protest the killing of the young man who was killed after driving off without paying a 20 euros bill at a petrol station in the city.

The footage shows angry demonstrators waving and burning 20 euro banknotes. “It wasn’t the gas, it wasn’t the money, the cops shot because he was Roma,” the protesters chanted outside the courthouse.

The filmer said: "Security was tight at the courthouse, while friends and relatives of the injured 16-year-old and other protesters from the Roma community gathered outside the courthouse in Thessaloniki, holding up photos of the youth and calling for justice".

The shooting sparked days of violent protests by members of the Roma community.

Roma community enraged as Greek police officer in court over shooting of Roma teen - A Greek police officer appeared in court over the shooting and serious injury of a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid gas station bill, with protesters gathering outside the courthouse, Friday 9/12.

Security was tight at the courthouse, while friends and relatives of the injured 16-year-old and other protesters from the Roma community gathered outside the courthouse in Thessaloniki, holding up photos of the youth and calling for justice.

“It wasn’t the gas, it wasn’t the money, the cops shot because he was Roma,” the protesters chanted outside the courthouse. Some burned 20-euro notes - the amount the teenager allegedly failed to pay at the gas station.

Monday’s shooting already sparked days of violent protests by members of the Roma community in Greece’s second-largest city, as well as Athens and other areas.