Criminal prosecution for the formation of a criminal organization, the Prosecutor of Heraklion charged the three main people involved in the case of antiquities that was revealed in Crete, according to the case file of the Organized Crime Department.

It is about the carpenter, the pensioner of the archaeological service and the former coast guard.

They are also accused of accepting and disposing of the monuments they constitute proceeds of crime of particularly high value for which the culprit knew that they came from a criminal act, committed (for all 3) and attempted (for the Italian).

Alongside, five of the defendants are being prosecuted for joining a criminal organization and some of them, on a case-by-case basis, for cooperation in the category of accepting and disposing of monuments.

Also, regarding him italian, the category is hers attempt to accept and dispose of monumentswhile in addition some of the defendants are facing prosecution for: misappropriation of monuments of particularly great value carried out jointly, professionally and as a follow-up and even breach of the obligation to declare monuments carried out jointly and as a follow-up.

All of them were given a deadline to apologize next Friday at 12 noon.