Details regarding the actions of the Greek Police officer who was arrested a few days ago in Chania for money laundering, were published by EL.AS.

As far as I know, the police officer is accused of extortion, bribery of an officer contrary to his duties and dereliction of duty.

A Special Guard, a relative of the officer, was also arrested for the case, for complicity in extortion.

How he blackmailed shop owners

According to EL.AS, there were complaints according to which the police officer, having the role of Service Commander, systematically blackmailed owners of catering establishments, demanding and receiving sums of money, so that they would not participate in auction procedures regarding the rental of shop licenses, as well as others professionals and individuals, with the aim of his illegal financial gain.

To investigate the case, the necessary evidence was initially collected, with the application of special investigative techniques, while then a special team of police officers from the Internal Affairs Service carried out an on-site preliminary investigation on the island, in the context of which four victims of the officer’s illegal action were identified.

In this context and due to the fact that in one case the delivery of a sum of money amounting to 7,900 euros was “pending”, this was marked and delivered to the complainant, who, following relevant instructions received from the accused Officer, deposited them in the mailbox of his home, from where his relative received them.

A police operation followed in which the two defendants refused to cooperate, with the officer addressing abusive and derogatory expressions to the police officers and the judicial officer, while the envelope with pre-marked banknotes was found near the entrance of their home. They were then arrested, while 9,910 euros and a mobile phone were found and confiscated from the investigations carried out.

The remaining cases involved extorting a large sum of money from a solicitor, receiving a sum of money from a private individual to “shut down” a call, and obstructing the repair of a property owned by an insurance agent through reports of illegal building work, in order to get it himself at half price.

Those arrested were taken to the competent prosecutor’s office, while the investigation into verification and other similar illegal actions continues.