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Greek duo to be charged with spying for Turkey

One suspect said to be reporting position of Greek navy ships, providing other info to Turkish consulate staffer

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 13 Dec 2020 8:01AM

Greek duo to be charged with spying for Turkey

ATHENS – Greek authorities will press charges for espionage against two citizens working on the southeastern island of Rhodes, police said yesterday.

According to Greek media, the duo are believed to have been spying for Turkey.

One of the suspects has been working aboard a ferry from Rhodes to the Greek island of Kastellorizo, just off the Turkish coast.

The other is said to be working at the Turkish consulate in Rhodes.

The tiny island of Kastellorizo, just 2km off the Turkish coast, lies in disputed waters that have been a source of escalating tensions between the two countries.

CNN Greece reported that the man working on the ferry was reporting the position of Greek navy ships, and providing other information concerning Greek army forces on the islands to the other suspect, also male.

According to police’s statement, the investigation that led to the charges was conducted in close cooperation with the Greek National Intelligence Service. – AFP, December 13, 2020

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