Earlier, the six arrested in the case of ancient times in a monastery of Kalavryta were judged after their apology.

It is the abbot, his assistant and four others arrested.

It is recalled that a criminal prosecution had been filed for the establishment, direction and integration into a criminal organization, which is a felony, embezzlement and omission of a monument declaration, possession and trading.

According to reports, the abbot of the Grand Cave Monastery in Kalavryta demanded 200,000 euros for 17 Byzantine icons, as well as for two rare Gospels, dated 1737 and 1761.

The contribution of the police officer who appeared as stakeholder for the purchase of images to the arrest of the abbot, his assistant and four more people from the Greek FBI was crucial.

According to the police announcement, members of the organization were located by people who had ancient artifacts and wanted to sell them. They then contacted them with their accomplice, who was presented as a “special estimator” and after completing the sale, they were sold, through unknown links of the organization, abroad.

The role of every member of the organization

-69 -year -old had a leading role, making the final decisions on the sale and costing of antiquities, while appearing as a supposed appraiser,

-59 -year -old and 66 -year -old, were tasked with finding people who possessed ancient artifacts while the second was also conducted by archaeological research and excavations,

-3 people (39, 63 and 64 years old) were owners of ancient objects (Gospels, ancient books and coins and Byzantine icons), which had agreed to sell.

-The 63 -year -old is the Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Achaia, while the 39 -year -old monk of the same monastery.

Overall, from the investigations carried out in houses and other sites, among other things, they were found and confiscated:

-264- coins,
-14-religious images,
-2- 18th-century religious books and religious books, Hierarchical Evangelicals, Vocational Metal Detection Machine,
-2- hunting weapons,
-262- hunting cartridges, knife,
-12.810-euro gold pound,
-2- precision scales,
-2- vehicles,
-7- mobile, tablet, lens and magnifying lens,
-18- Photos depicting ancient artifacts and numerous documents- notes