The apologies of those accused for participating in a ring of urban planners who, centered on Halkidiki, approved, for a fee, illegal actions and constructions, continue for the second day. After the apologies of the first 12 persons involved yesterday, the remaining 9 arrested are expected to cross the threshold of the investigative office today.

Among those who will answer today to the investigator Polygyros are four employees of the Directorate and Construction Service of the municipalities of Sithonia and N. Propontidas, as well as two members of the Architectural Council of the Regional Unit of Halkidiki.

During the first day of the marathon process, 12 private individuals were excused, the vast majority of them architects, civil engineers and surveyors. As it became known, with the agreement of the investigator and the prosecutor, they were all released – most of them with restrictive conditions (appearance at the police station and a ban on leaving). In addition, four persons were imposed, depending on the case, a monetary guarantee of 5,000, 50,000 and 60,000 euros.

The highest bail was imposed on an accused former mayor (civil engineer) and the next on a relative of the main accused, among the officials involved. All those who have appeared before the investigator so far have denied the acts attributed to them.

The prosecution brought against the 21 defendants concerns, as the case may be, the following acts: directing and participating in a criminal organization, bribery, direct cooperation in bribery, money laundering and gang involvement.