The two men arrested for the Forest Fire in Feneos Corinthia were held in custody.

As it became known from the Fire Brigade, the two men, a 34 -year -old Greek and a 33 -year -old from Kazakhstan, were arrested by officers from the Arson Criminal Court and Investigative Officers. Corinthia in the context of the autopsy, for a forest arson in the process of warm work with wheel and electroscopic in violation of the existing legislation, while an administrative fine of EUR 11,812 was imposed.

Yesterday they were taken to the Corinthian prosecutor who upgraded the offense to a felony – arson with a possibility of deceit and confiscation of property – and referred them to the investigator, where they were decided to detention.

It is noted that, as said today by Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Yiannis Kefalogiannis, in an interview with “SKAI 100.3” the detainees “did work outdoors using a wheel to build a house or a platform”. As he explained, the accusation was not limited to negligence, but “has been upgraded to a possible deceit”, which imprisonment.