By Helena Galaris

To be judged guilty and the seven defendants For fraud against the European Union from the illegal subsidies they received from OPEKEPE, in a program for young farmers for 2019-2020, Without being entitled to them, the European Prosecutor of the Headquarters of the One -Member Court of Appeals requested.

“The defendants have committed the acts attributed to them” said the prosecutor, while eliminating the offense of the act because returned the moneythe prosecutor said to rejected Their claims.

“The legal conditions for its implementation are not met. OPEKEPE does not fall within the concept of the injured person because the amounts it pays do not belong, since funding is secured by the European Agricultural Funds. The act attributed to the defendants was not directed against OPECEPE’s property but of EU interests. “

In addition, the prosecutor asked for, to transmitted documents in European prosecutor to investigate the possibility of performing the offensive acts of criminal fraud against EU For them employees of OPECEPE that carried out checkthe offense of infidelity at the expense of OPEKEPE executives who had not taken effective measures to ensure where the funds were going and the offense of forgery at the expense of the Greek State for the covenant submitted by specific defendants and displayed them.

“In view of the pervasive perception that it has been developed that anyone who has a graze without agricultural activity receives reinforcement of the incomplete supporting documents required by OPECEPE, I think that the possibility of infidelity for the competent OPECEPE executives should be investigated because They got a subsidy in this way » said and added to investigate her offense forgery for the will of the prescribed by specific defendants and their were displayed as heirs of thousands of acres.