Greek police officer arrested by Turkish authorities released – What happened – EL.AS announcement

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The police officer and his girlfriend, who were arrested yesterday by the Turkish police, were released on restrictive conditions by the competent judicial authorities of Edirne. The only condition was that they stay in Turkey for 48 hours in order to complete the control of their mobile phones.

According to an announcement issued recently by the Ministry of Citizen Protection, from the first moment that the arrest of the Greek police officer – who was off duty – became known – the Prime Minister, the leadership of the Ministry of Citizen Protection and the Foreign Minister were informed. There was coordinated action on the part of the government.

By order of Minister Takis Theodorikakos, the Inspector General of Police of Northern Greece, Lieutenant General Konstantinos Skoumas, went to the area, in order to better coordinate the actions of the Greek Police.

At the same time, there was constant cooperation between the Ministry of Citizen Protection and the competent services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Greek Consular Authority in Edirne.

What happened

The Hellenic Police Headquarters announced earlier the arrest in Turkey of a Greek police officer, who had gone to Turkey yesterday with a girl for tourist reasons.

According to the announcement, according to a statement by the Turkish authorities, the policeman was arrested together with the girl, because while they were returning to Greece, 50 meters before crossing the border, they approached a one-meter forbidden area.

Both were referred to the Turkish judicial authorities in Andrianoupolis.

The announcement of the Headquarters of EL.AS states:

It is announced that a police officer on duty at the AT. Feres of D.A. Alexandroupolis, who was ordered today 6-12-2021, to perform service in the morning shift, did not go to take up his duties.

Searched in the morning hours today by his Service, it emerged that yesterday 05-12-2021 at noon, being out of ordered service (daily rest), he went by car by car. car, together with a familiar person, in Turkey for tourist reasons.

At noon today, 6-12-2021, he was informed by phone by the Turkish authorities, a relative and the Greek Consulate in Edirne, that the above-mentioned police officer returned to Greece last Sunday evening, fifty (50) meters from the Greek-Turkish border. , was checked together with the familiar person who was riding in the I.X.E. car, because according to the statement of the Turkish authorities, it was located one (1) meter near a forbidden area.

They were then taken to Edirne, where they were referred to the competent judicial authorities.

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