A police officer arrested by “incorruptibles” from EL.AS was sentenced to pre-trial detention after an apology to Thessaloniki’s 6th Staff Investigator. accused of transporting illegal immigrants through the international airport “Macedonia” in Thessaloniki.

The 46-year-old accused of police officer rank B and trade union activities is being prosecuted on charges of criminal organization, facilitating the departure of third-country nationals from Greek territory (permanently and professionally) and incitement – an offer to commit a crime. crimes (first two felonies, third misdemeanor).

He was arrested last Thursday morning by his colleagues from the Interior Department of the Northern Greek Security Forces, who followed him for months, investigating his alleged activities.

According to the case file, a 46-year-old man is suspected of being a member of a group that facilitated the departure of illegal immigrants from the country for a fee. In the indictment, according to information, he appears in ten such cases.

“Incorruptible” EL.AS. they proceeded to arrest him when two refugees from Syria (brothers and sisters, among them a 12-year-old girl) tried to get to the gate on fake passports of Estonian citizens and were heading to Brussels.

What was the cop apologizing for?

In a statement, the 46-year-old defendant — who served at Macedonia Airport — allegedly claimed he was hit by a Syrian, a member of a migrant smuggling gang, in order to find a police officer to cooperate with the ring. According to what he apologized for, he reportedly accepted the offer at first, but later regretted it, and when he refused, it was already too late.

Regarding the dozens of winning tickets found in his possession (more than 70,000 euros), he apologized for being old, and for his previous involvement in a similar case after a complaint – reportedly – said that no charges were ever brought against him. .

His allegations did not convince the investigator and the prosecutor, who unanimously decided on his temporary detention.

Earlier, 33-year-old Siros, who was arrested in the same case and accused of misdemeanors, apologized to the same investigator (a case was allocated for a minor). He allegedly claimed to have paid 8,000 euros for him and his underage sister to cross the Evros River to Greece. It appears that the brothers were first sent to Athens and then transferred to Thessaloniki, where they were arrested before boarding the plane that was supposed to take them to their destination.

Source: RES