The legal representative of the company went through the spontaneous procedure at noon on the beach of Agia Marina in Rhodes, where this Friday morning the public space where it had been illegally occupied by umbrella seats and arbitrary metal constructions was sealed. The legal representative of the beach bar is being held and is due to be tried tomorrow Saturday at noon.

The procedure of the vehicle was activated by the Prosecutor’s Office after breach of seal with the removal from the company of the markings (ribbons) that had been placed this morning by the Real Estate Service of the Dodecanese A’ of the Ministry of Finance and the Hellenic Police, prohibiting access to the premises and the exercise of any economic activity.

At the same time, the relevant fine was also served on the company today amounting to 28,560 euros, an amount which amounts to 4 times the consideration that the entrepreneur would have paid for one year if he had entered into a contract.

The space remains sealed and stored by police forces, while tomorrow the General Secretary of Public Property, Mr. N. Kollia, is going to the island to continue coordination with the local authorities.

The next steps

By Sunday morning and at the company’s responsibility, they should be removed all illegal umbrella seats, as well as the mobile elements of metal constructions. If this is not done, then the responsibility for removal is assumed by the Municipality.

In addition, within the next few days the relevant will be issued demolition protocol which will be forwarded to the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean for execution.

It is recalled that the certification process of the illegal occupation of public space was completed by the relevant services of the Ministry of Finance, ELAS and AADE in less than 48 hours, as yesterday at noon the relevant services proceeded to on-site inspection in the business where the illegal occupation of beach and the installation of 19 metal structures within the sea. Then all the legal procedures were followed, the autopsy report was drawn up with the corresponding conclusion, the act of immediate removal as well as the order to seal and shut down the operation and economic activity of the area that had been illegally occupied.

Finally, it is emphasized that the above procedure and the sealing of the space illegally occupied by umbrella seats is independent of the decision taken by the Municipality of Rhodes on sealing the business as a wholewhich is expected to be executed on June 20.