Convicted of many years of imprisonment by a Turkish Supreme Court for participation in a criminal organization which commit out blackmailarrested in Thessaloniki.

He is a 49 -year -old Turkish national, at the expense of which he was pending Interpol International Searches Advertisement. He was arrested yesterday at noon by officers from the Northern Greece Organized Crime Officer, and information was utilized by the National Intelligence Service (EYP) to identify it, as stated in a statement by ELAS.

According to persecution documents, the 49 -year -old was convicted by the Supreme Court of Crimes in Istanbul to 20 year old For participation in a criminal group, which forced debtors to pay debt to creditors, using threats, intimidation, coercion, fear and violence. These acts, according to the same documents, were committed in Constantinople.

Turkish judicial authorities are calling for its extradition to serve a remaining sentence of 15 years and 10 months.

The 49 -year -old was taken to the Thessaloniki Public Prosecutor’s Office at noon to launch the procedures for the Turkish request. He allegedly denies the accusations, claiming that he is being prosecuted “politically”, saying he has applied for asylum in our country. It was decided to remain in custody until the Judicial Council had an opinion on the issue of its issuance.