The 53-year-old Chanio policeman, who was arrested on Sunday by the police authorities, accused of extortion and money laundering, passed the threshold of the investigator today Thursday.

In the presence of a strong police force, the officer arrived at the Chania Courthouse shortly after 8:30 in the morning, according to zarpanews.gr

The 53-year-old on Wednesday asked for and received a deadline to apologize today, while the night that passed was the third in a row that he spent in the detention cells of the police facilities in Chania.

The police officer in question, a police commander, was arrested following an Internal Affairs investigation, while the case file against him concerns criminal charges, in particular those of dereliction of duty and money laundering.

In the meantime, the trade unionist’s son, who is accused of complicity, was released after his apology. He is a 29-year-old special guard who serves in the Athens Police Department, however, on the day of his father’s arrest, he was at the family’s house in Chania. He and his father have already been suspended by decision of the Police Headquarters.

The 53-year-old is “out” of the Union of Police Officers of Chania

On Wednesday night, the Board of Directors of the Union of Police Officers of the prefecture of Chania held an extraordinary meeting in the context of the developments in the case of the police officer who is accused of professional extortion and bribery and who was taken to the judicial authorities on Thursday morning, shortly after at 8:30 to apologize, according to flashnews.gr.

As announced by the National Union of Youth and Sports, “the only topic of discussion is the dishonorable offenses committed by the prisoner and former President of the Union, specifically extortion by profession and as a follow-up, bribery and breach of duty.

Due to these offenses and in accordance with par. d of article 8 of our Statutes, his status as a regular member of the Union is revoked, similarly as the provision of article 14 of the Statutes mandates that a member of the Board of Directors. he is considered to have resigned if for any reason he loses the status of a regular member of the Union”.