His members who were selling from police controls to brothels and casinos continue their apologies today. Three of the members of the circuit after their apology were temporarily detained. The alleged head of the organization, chief and deputy chief, as well as the 37-year-old police officer who appears to have provided critical assistance to the criminal group, carrying service information directly to the top of the organization, have been taken to prison. CORVERSE On the other hand, by decision of an Interrogator and Prosecutor, the remaining defendants have been released on terms which impose restrictive conditions, which, where appropriate, concern an obligation to appear twice or three times a month in a police station and financial guarantees from 2 to 5 thousand euros. It is noted that among the defendants who were released were the three alleged “accounters” of the organization, the leader’s driver, a retired military officer of the armed forces to whom the role of a close partner, right hand, of the chief, as well as a Turkish national appearing as an employee in a company in the case of a second “chief” of the organization. The latter will be led with the second group of defendants before the Interrogator. First, the alleged mastermind of the case, who claimed to have nothing to do with the dozens of virtual companies of the criminal organization, was found before the corruption investigator. The so-called “Cretan” allegedly said in his apology that he had nothing to do with the exploitation of brothels or illegal casinos, nor did he ever provide protection in any store. CORVERSE The same attitude of refusal of charges was observed in their apology and the remaining defendants among them and the 37-year-old police officer assigned a key role in the circuit, as she allegedly gave important information to the leaders. The 37-year-old reportedly attempted to deconstruct what was attributed to her in the case. In fact, he allegedly claimed to have a meeting with the circuit chief at a restaurant, which has been recorded on video in the context of police penetration. In addition, she invokes a recorded call she made immediately after to her colleague and refers to “significant information” she obtained. Similarly, regarding money found in her home she was reportedly claiming that they did not belong to her, while for bags she claimed they contained gifts for her nephews whose baptism was in the following days. The same line of defense followed in his apology and the alleged deputy chief of the organization, the so-called person who appears as the administrator of the fund of the organization, as well as the “accounter” of the organization and a close associate of its second lieutenant who apologises tomorrow. According to his apology he argued that he is associated with a personal relationship with the second lieutenant, as they are best men and denied any illegal activity. For his part, the “accounter” allegedly argued that he provides related services to about ten to fifteen companies, while in three of them he is a shareholder. Information says he claimed that he was delivering at the command of the second deputy chief, bank cards, belonging to third parties, to a person of the building’s security in order to make cash withdrawals. The withdrawals amounted to EUR thirty to forty thousand per day. Tomorrow (16/1/25) the remaining defendants, including the second deputy chief of the organization and the special guards involved, are expected to pass the threshold of corruption interrogation.
Apologize today for the remaining defendants for the protection circuit in brothels
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in Greece