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A 50-year-old Greek restaurant owner who was born in Istanbul and lives on Proteos Street in Paleo Faliro, came to the attention of the Greek police as an organiser of the transportation of Turkish terrorists on the coast of Izmir by a yacht called "Emma" which was discovered 5 days ago by the Coast Guard service. According to court documents, the restaurateur was probably in close cooperation with the Turkish armed organisation DHKP-C and not only knew what he was transporting, but also about what attacks these weapons would be used for on Turkish territory. These findings caused concern among Greek authorities, since, for the first time after the Ocalan incident in 1999, it has become clear that a Greek group supporting Turkish terrorists exists, but still with unclear relationships.

The initial impression was that it was just a group for the transportation of illegal immigrants which terrorists used for a fee. But in the course of time and with the evidence that has been collected, the case seems to be much more serious for the Greek authorities. They are checking the role of the restaurant owner and his close relatives who mediated the transportation of terrorists.

The testimony of the student

The majority of data about the "supporting network" of members of the DHKP-C came via a 22-year-old student at the school of the Merchant Navy who lives in Loutraki. As became clear, the student has testified to the Greek police that he has known the son of the restaurant owner, who is a physiotherapist, since the summer of 2012. "In September 2012, my friend’s father informed me that he was involved in facilitating the transportation of foreigners, who belong to the organisation (about which he said he knew nothing) from Turkey to Greece and vice versa. The 50-year-old restaurateur from Paleo Faliro offered to me to participate in this activity for 500 euro".

Later, the student mentioned that a week after this Easter, he together with 54-year Al.Fr. (who was arrested last Tuesday as captain of the boat) and two Turks nicknamed Costas and Michalis, took part in the transportation of two foreigners of Turkish nationality from Turkey to Greece. On July 29, he and Al.Fr. rented a hotel room in Vrontades on the island of Chios and the next day they met the 50-year-old Turkish restaurateur nicknamed Costas and two others, nicknamed Douz Zabri and Yala Mehmet.

The second restaurateur

"My client got involved in this case because of financial reasons," said the student’s lawyer Alexis Kouyas. He noted: "His parents have no other income except the money he brings in the family." Kouyas added that the student has given testimony before the magistrate for everything, but he did not know anything about Turkish terrorists. The investigation shows that Douz Zabri is actually 55-year-old Hassan Biber, who is wanted in Turkey for participation in a terrorist organisation and more specifically for the grenade attacks against offices of the Ministry of Justice in Ankara in March 2013.

Meanwhile it emerged that the restaurateur from Paleo Faliro had contacts with another Turk, who lives in Greece and owns a restaurant in Agios Dimitrios, as well as with an employee of the same Greek restaurant, who has been sued for drugs in the past. Despite all this, "My client denies the allegations. He came into our country 30 years ago and has no criminal record," said Stella Moniou, who is the accused’s lawyer. But the case has now started to become unraveled.