A few days after the corruption circuit has been revealed to Town Planning Service in Rhodesa new case of civil servants has come to light in Chania.
Specifically, Health Service employees of the Region of Crete were arrested on charges of taking money from shop owners. According to the survey, when they went for checks and were locating violations, or even when they were made, they were asking for money less than the official fine.
Investigations revealed that they had been bribed in at least six cases since October 2024, and had warned nine shopkeepers of the upcoming audits. During the investigation into their homes, 6,000 euros were found, and in one case the employee had received a heat pump as a gift. The two detainees will be referred to the prosecutor.
The announcement of ELAS
The Home Affairs Office of Security Affairs were arrested, following arrest warrants on Friday, March 28, 2025, two Crete Regional Health Service employees, who are jointly accused of illegal actions related to the performance of their duties.
They have been filed against them for – as appropriate – an employee bribery for acts that are contrary to his duties and performed on a continuous and professional, violation of service privacy individually and continuously, violating his duty, constituent, and by profession and distorting a document official who is accessible by his service.
In particular, in the context of a complaint investigation, it was revealed that the defendants, at least since mid -October 2024, having set up a criminal group, carried out pre -emptive controls in health -care shops for the purpose of illegal income, serving the interests of the audited businessmen.
At the same time, prior to the audits procedure they made sure to notify the shopkeepers so that they were aware and prepared, while one of the defendants, taking advantage of this relationship, required or received gifts from the businessmen, so that, together with the auditors, they did not know each other with the audit to the auditors. (Checklist).
At the end of the checks, the above informed the branch officials on the good outcome of the audit and sometimes requested the necessary “gift” for both himself and for the health officer he co -operated with him.
Indeed, the defendant himself, in order to achieve his goal, did not hesitate to use “fraudulent” methods with a more characteristic case of checklist that had been checked by another employee, where aggravating observations had been identified.
From the surveys conducted in houses and businesses, among other things, they were found and confiscated:
- the sum of -6.190 -euro,
- Heat pump along with its packaging, instructions for use and connection accessories,
- -2- mobile phone devices,
- SIM card carrier, no SIM card,
- Numerous documents and paper with handwritten notes.
The detainees are taken to the competent prosecutor’s office.