It was investigated by the Extortion Prosecution Department of the Attica Security Directorate, a case of causing dangerous bodily harm and bribery of employees of the Public Real Estate Management Company.

A complaint was filed by a 47-year-old employee of a Public Real Estate Company, who performs duties as a manager of short-term leases, according to which he was attacked with a hammer by an unknown assailant in the yard of his house, in early June of the year 2024, resulting in his injury.

After an appropriate preliminary investigation, which was carried out by the Extortion Prosecution Department, it was determined that the case involved -2- employees of the State Real Estate Management Company and one already incarcerated in the country’s Detention Center, while a case file was filed against them for the -as the case may be – offenses of dangerous bodily harm, the Weapons Act and bribery of an employee.

The motive of the attack

As for the motive for the attack, it emerged that the 47-year-old victim had been involved in lease cases for which problems had arisen regarding both the performance of the properties after the end of the lease period and the payment of the stipulated rent.

In the context of the investigation, collected data and information were evaluated and analyzed, from which the unfair way of acting in matters of short-term leasing of public properties, by the -2- involved employees of the specific Public Property Management Company emerged.

In particular, an internal audit was carried out according to which insufficient management of short-term leases, inability to fully implement the Open Press Tender Process was identified, while for the years 2022 and 2023 events were identified, for which invoices have not been issued and revenues have not been collected.

How did they act?

Characteristic of the actions of the employees involved, is the receipt of sums of money from the tenants in public places, which they delivered in envelopes and bags.

Over 400,000 euros in lost profits

At the same time, due to poor management of the properties, a thorough audit was also ordered and carried out by a Private Company, which, among other things, also provides auditing services. From the analysis of the files and from the general checking, a list emerged of –34- total events, for which the existence of missing profits was assessedfor a total amount of -402,500- euros.

What did the investigations find?

In total, from the searches in houses and other places that were carried out, the following were found – among others – and confiscated:

  • -7,500- euros,
  • -1- pair of shoes, worn by the perpetrator of the beating attack,
  • -2- seals, one of which belongs to the Company in question, while the other belongs to a Civil Engineer,
  • a multitude of documents -tax, copies of private agreements, delivery slips, invoices, etc.-
  • -3- Private Space Concession and Lease Agreements,
  • bank payment document,
  • authorization document,
  • short term rental request,
  • -6- short-term space concession approval documents, of which -3- without a protocol number and
  • closed circuit security camera.

The file that was created was submitted to the competent Prosecutor.