The criminal charge against eight people was brought by the Piraeus Public Prosecutor’s Office for fire in Hydra.
These are the eight adult passengers on the yacht who left for Kazakhstan, without, according to the complaint, having been questioned even as witnesses.
According to information, the accusation concerns moral turpitude by arson. This is also the reason why, according to the same sources, the assistance from the country’s authorities.
Among those who returned to Kazakhstan were two children. No charges were filed against them.
The Kazakhs returned to Vouliagmeni on Saturday morning and then left for their homeland, which provoked reactions.
Information cited by competent officials with knowledge of the charter boat’s passenger list states that among them were powerful businessmen from the environment of the former president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Hydra fire: Captain and Lieutenant temporarily detained – What they claimed
The remaining 11 crew members of the yacht were released on bail, banned from leaving the country and on condition that they report to the local police station monthly.
What did the captain say?
According to the latest information, the captain would have stated that no spark left the yacht and that in the inspection carried out by the Coast Guard, all naval flares were intact in their places, while he informed the Fire Department about the fire that had occurred.