The prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Isidoros Dogiakos, ordered the prosecutor of the Aegean Appeals, the absolute priority, to conduct a prosecutorial investigation into the illegalities on the island of Mykonos, which as a rule are urban planning.

The chief prosecutor in his order states that in Mykonos “serious delinquency prevails, with violation of every concept of law and indeed with provocative violation of laws in all areas of business and economic activity” and adds:

“This truly sad image must disappear as soon as possible and completely, so that respect for the laws of the State can be restored in this area and the damaged prestige of any kind of state entity can be raised. Equally imperative, however, is the need to eliminate the just complaint of all those who respected and obeyed the laws.”

At the same time, Mr. Dogiakos in his order refers to the names of individuals and businesses, by region of Mykonos, that are alleged to have committed illegal acts. Specifically, it states:

– In the Town of Mykonos, the Sea Satin restaurant-bar, where illegal construction works are carried out in complete violation of the work stop signs or illegal excavations at the Philippi property hotel,

– In Panormos, in PRINCIPOTE DE MYKONOS, where illegal constructions are being made without any permit at all,

– In Ftelia in ALEMAGOU, where illegal helipad construction works are taking place, while access to the beach for bathers outside the store is blocked,

– In Psarrou, where the bars have erected a single wall that prevents bathers from accessing the sea, while there is no space provided by law for free bathers,

– Between Psarrou and Paradise the arbitrary building without any permission at all, and

– In Kafe Kavo (SCORPIOS), where illegal excavations take place in an area designated as a “red zone” which means absolute protection of the natural environment.

In another part of his order, Mr. Dogiakos mentions that he is “a well-known local contractor who helps in the construction of illegal buildings and facilities, day and night, without even being “bothered” by any competent body.”

Finally, Mr. Dogiakos ordered the Aegean Appeals Prosecutor to make frequent on-site visits to the island and to ensure coordinated action and direct supervision of all the actions of the investigative bodies that will be involved in the investigations, while at the same time sending relevant press releases.

The text of Mr. Dogiakou’s order is as follows:

“To

Mr. Aegean Appeals Prosecutor

During the last period of time and on the occasion of the incident of physical violence against a government official responsible for matters of Town Planning and Archeology in the area of ​​Mykonos, by all the mass media and communication media of our country as well as by some authoritative ones abroad, they were highlighted and reported incidents from which it emerges that serious criminality prevails in the area in question, violating every concept of law and indeed defiantly violating the laws in all areas of business and economic activity.

This truly sad image must disappear as soon as possible and completely, so that respect for the laws of the State can be restored in this area and the damaged prestige of any kind of state entity can be raised. Equally imperative, however, is the need to eliminate the just grievance of all those who respected and obeyed the laws, as a result of which they were deprived of the satisfaction of some of their desires, in contrast to those who brutally violated them by satisfying their illegitimate interests as a result but they are in an advantageous position compared to law-abiding citizens.

It is unacceptable in various areas of Mykonos, inside and outside of this fabric, to have blatant “monuments” of building arbitrariness and illegality, with absolute encroachment mainly on urban planning regulations and a complete collapse of the State’s prestige, which can only cause anger and disappointment and on the other hand, the bodies responsible for the fight against crime and the implementation and enforcement of the law, in the most lenient assessment, to hypnotize or to be unable to intervene.

It is not possible for anyone in charge to overlook and do nothing in cases where the local community is clamoring, such as, for example, those in Mykonos Town (Sea Satin restaurant-bar, where illegal construction works are carried out in complete violation of work stop signs or illegal excavations at the hotel owned by Philippi), in Panormos (PRINCIPOTE DE MYKONOS, where illegal constructions are being carried out without any permit at all), in Ftelia (ALEMAGOU, where illegal construction work is being carried out on a helipad while access to the beach for bathers outside the shop is blocked) and in Psarrou where the bars have erected a single wall that prevents bathers from accessing the sea, while there is no space for free bathers as provided by law. Also, arbitrary construction between Pssarros and Paradise without any permit at all and in Kafe Kavos (SCORPIOS), where illegal excavations take place in an area designated as a “red zone” which means absolute protection of the natural environment.

Finally, there is a well-known local contractor who actually helps in the construction of illegal buildings and facilities, day and night, without even being “bothered” by any competent body.

But how is it possible to fight crime seriously, when the A.T. Mykonos lacks a permanent Governor and is governed by temporary Governors, who serve in rotation and rotate every fortnight?

Following the above and for the restoration of the damaged prestige of the state services on the island and of the organized State in general, based on the attached publications, it is necessary to investigate the substantive and legal validity in principle of the relevant complaints for the above mentioned cases and in continuation for those that are revealed, equally serious in your judgment, separately for each of them.

However, it is obvious that in order to successfully end the initial effort to deal with crime in the area of ​​Mykonos and to bear fruit, coordinated action and direct supervision of all kinds of actions of the investigative bodies that will be competently involved in the investigations is required.

Therefore, we order you to personally supervise and coordinate their work, by providing the mandated instructions and directions according to article 32 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in cooperation with the District Attorney of your district, but also with your frequent visits locally on the island, which are deemed useful and necessary, in order to achieve the best possible result, in the shortest possible time, and once a month you inform us in writing about your actions and their results”.