Rhodes urban planning director and staff arrested in corruption probe

According to reports, surveillance was conducted beforehand, which led to indications of corruption in the service.

The alleged bribe-takers of the Rhodes Town Planning Department were taken to the prosecutor's office, where they were prosecuted and are facing numerous charges.

A private civil engineer, in whose house were found stamps of the Town Planning of Rhodes and a multitude of secret town planning documents, is alleged to be the leader of the criminal organization that operated in expensive areas of the island. The fee in cases of “high interest” was as high as 20,000 euros. Yesterday (20/3) evening, the seven arrested as members of the corruption ring, were taken from the detention centers of the Rhodes Securi…

Greece arrests state employees on Rhodes as concerns over bribery grow - Regional Media News

ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece has charged more than 20 people and arrested five managers and employees at the state town planning service on the tourist island of Rhodes, for violations ranging from breach of duty to bribery and document forgery, police said on Thursday. It is the second scandal to emerge since December involving public sector workers accused of bribery over the issuance of construction permits, and follows years of economic hardshi…

Faced with very serious criminal prosecutions for 13 offenses, including for establishing and participating in a criminal organization, forgery, bribery, bribe-taking, breach of duty, both continuously and professionally, embezzlement of documents, concealment... Rhodes: Criminal prosecutions for those arrested for illegal activity in Urban Planning - NAFTEMPORIKI

Codes were used in their conversations by members accused of corruption in Rhodes Town Planning as they believed that in this way they would not be perceived by the Authorities. Read more...