The trial continued for the 2 Greek citizens caught in the military forbidden zone in Edirne

Traffic cop E.V., working in the Alexandroupoli Police Department of Greece, attended the hearing at the Edirne 5th Criminal Court of First Instance. and his friend A.T. did not attend.

The court adjourned the hearing by deciding to wait for the reply to the letters written abroad to take the statements of the defendants, and to evaluate the requests of the defendants' lawyers for discovery at the crime scene after the statements.

2 to 5 years in prison is requested for the defendants, who are tried without arrest, for the crime of "entering the military forbidden zone".

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On Monday, December 6, 2021, the defendants, who were Greek police, were caught by the security forces in a car in the 1st degree military forbidden zone between the border villages of Dojran and Elçili.

The suspects, who were taken into custody, were transferred to Edirne Courthouse after their procedures at the gendarmerie.

The suspects, who were taken to the duty judge on the charge of "violation of the military forbidden zone" after their statements at the prosecutor's office, were released on the condition of a ban on leaving the country.

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