Tourist with love at sea and birds had stated, apologizing to the investigator, the 26 -year -old Azeriwho was arrested in June at Souda accused of criminal spying. His arrest was made by Chania Security Officers in cooperation with the National Intelligence Service, which was watching the 26 -year -old’s moves from 18 to June 18th to 22nd.

As the EverydayAccording to the indictment, the young Azeris rented a room in a hotel in the Souda area overlooking the Navy, where he photographed the movements of warships but not only. Official court documents also state that the 26 -year -old during his secret watching he came out of the room a few times, only to supply essentials from nearby mini markets.

The same documents further describe that the young man from the hotel’s balcony captured the Gulf of Souda and every time he found military interest movements he returned to the room, with EYP and ELAS executives. imply that he was returning to photograph the warships, without realizing it.

Immediately after his arrest, NJ refused to apologize to Chania Security Police officers. He did it a few hours later before the investigator, where he was led by a lawyer appointed by the state.

The content of his apology is first brought to public by Kathimerini. Specifically, the 26 -year -old denied the charges against him and said a tourist. According to what he claimed, he traveled to Athens from Warsaw initially in early January and then returned to Poland.

As to the reason for his visit to Greece, the young defendant explained that he was working as a taxi driver, and that he traveled to Athens at the behest of a third person, who did not, however, be named in order to receive a private car. and carry it by road back to Poland. He also said that one month and eight days before his arrest he returned to Greece and Chania, this time for vacation. “I am in Chania exclusively for tourism,” he allegedly said.

During the raid on the hotel room where he was staying, police seized his cellphone, a laptop, and in his pants pocket they found a USB.

Every time a balcony of the hotel found movements of military interest in the room, with the EYP and ELAS executives. imply that he did it to discreetly photograph warships.

The phone, an iPhone 14 and the laptop have been sent to ELAS Criminal Laboratories, without so far the content has been announced in questioning. According to some sources of information, there are 5,000 photos from a first informal overview of the young man’s laptop. However, information that is not officially verified.

On the contrary, nine photos were included in the 26 -year -old USB.

Four of them is the Greek frigate “Kountouriotis”, which sailed to Souda for refueling, in two more helicopters, possibly a fire extinguisher, while the rest show ships docked at the Navy.

During the interrogation, the 26 -year -old was asked to comment on these photos. He claimed that because Azerbaijan’s Baku from where he comes from is not a seaside, he has a great love in the sea and therefore took photos and videos from the sea and nature. In addition, he stressed that he has a hobby of Bird Watching, that is, to record birds in the sky.

Responding to the investigator’s questions, he argued that he had planned to return to Poland five or six days after his arrest to undergo surgery, while attributing the negative attitude he maintained during his arrest that police officers had not allowed him to call them. He even allegedly made a protesting hunger and thirst strike.