In the courts of her Corfu The 5 tourists arrested for danced and did pole dancing with their underwear in the context of photography, in the Palace, in the Old Town, next to the Asian Art Museum, were driven.
With their head bowed and their features covered, the five women who did pole dancing in the peristyle of Corfu’s old palaces were taken to the courts of the city. They are tourists from Britain who argued that They did not know the weight of their act and that they had no intention of offending anyone.
“We did not know that license was required. It was a simple photo shoot for personal use rather than commercial purposes. We had no intention of hurting or offending anyone, neither the monument nor the spaces. We didn’t think we did something illegal. If we knew it we wouldn’t do it, ”they said.
All of them are accused of breach of archaeological law and degradation of the surrounding area. At the same time, the photographer who made the download remains invisible.
“They trusted some people such as the photographer who assured them that there is no problem for this particular photo to be done. In the past, similar photographs have taken on various parts of the city and elsewhere in the historic center without ever creating a problem, “said Gerasimos Grammenos, a defendant lawyer.
The five tourists, from 30 to 50 years old, were arrested on Friday (24/5/25) following lawsuits by the Municipality of Corfu and the Museum of Asian Art housed in the area.
“The Municipality is finding an infringement that it had to do. It is not possible to say the monuments and the cultural identity I know of the place. I have seen these ladies, I feel that four days that are there in the detention centers have been quite punished, “said Christos Skourtis, Deputy Mayor of Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands.
Permanent residents of the old town told Mega that this incident highlights the chronic lack of protection of historical monuments.
“On a daily basis there are people who are freely circulating in this area, uncontrollably. Religiousism, music, intervene on the palaces, on the monument and with various scriptures, etc. An unacceptable situation, “said Nikolaos Olympios, president of the Old Town residents Association of Corfu.
The court decided to acquit the three tourists who were photographed in the old palace, but considering the two organizers guilty of 6 months in prison with three years suspended and trial expenses of 200 euros each.