3 Turkish nationals sentenced over shooting targeting Greek intelligence officer

A mixed assemblage tribunal successful Edessa, bluish Greece, has handed situation sentences ranging from six to 11 years to three Turkish nationals convicted successful a May 2025 shooting incidental targeting an serviceman of Greece’s National Intelligence Service (EYP) successful Tagarades, Thessaloniki.

The tribunal recovered the 50-year-old main suspect blameworthy of attempted execution and amerciable possession and use of a firearm, sentencing him to 11 years successful prison. His 24-year-old accomplice received a nine-year sentence, while a 44-year-old third suspect was sentenced to six years for aiding and abetting the attempted murder. No mitigating circumstances were recognized, and each three were returned to prison, where they had been held since their archetypal hearings.

The shooting occurred connected May 27, 2025, during an EYP cognition targeting alleged Turkish organized transgression networks successful Greece. The three defendants, suspected of belonging to a transgression group, were traveling successful a 4WD vehicle under surveillance by the quality service. According to the indictment, the vehicle stopped astatine a state station, where the 50-year-old exited and fired astatine an EYP vehicle carrying lone the driver. No 1 was injured, and the suspects initially escaped.

Authorities apprehended the 50-year-old days aboriginal successful a mountainous village successful the Rhodope portion arsenic helium reportedly planned to fly to Bulgaria. During his trial, helium claimed helium acted retired of fearfulness and panic, believing helium was threatened by individuals connected to quality services successful his location country, and apologized for his actions.

The two different defendants were arrested soon aft the shooting successful Svilengrad, Bulgaria, adjacent the Turkish border, and extradited to Greece. They maintained their innocence, saying they had nary cognition of oregon engagement successful the incident.

EYP unit progressive successful the cognition did not look successful court; their statements were work to the jury. The verdict was issued precocious Tuesday evening.