They were released on bail after their apologies the 53-year-old businessman and the 34-year-old police officer who were arrested following an investigation of a complaint, at the Directorate of Internal Affairs, for defrauding borrowers who were promised settlements of their debts.

The two defendants pleaded guilty to offenses involving, as the case may be, membership in a criminal organization (gang), fraud by complicity and persuasion, breach of duty per se and forgery.

After the completion of the apologetic process, the investigator and the Prosecutor decided that the two defendants will be released with the imposition on both of them of the restrictive condition of appearing at the Police Station once a month. Additionally defined and the payment of a financial guarantee which for the businessman is 5 thousand euros and for the police officer 3 thousand.

Both reportedly deny the acts attributed to them, with the businessman claiming that he did not cheat anyone, but instead was carrying out legal actions assigned to him by his clients. In fact, he allegedly maintains that he has successfully completed around 190 cases and emphasizes that any disagreement with his client cannot be translated into fraud.