Before the digital eyes of red-white-red examiners, the handcuffs clicked for pilot candidates during their theoretical exam in Athens. They got the answers through mini cameras and microphones.
For months, Greek authorities had been on the trail of the scammers – an obviously angry ‘ex’ of a suspect had raised the alarm. After extensive investigation with wiretapping and surveillance, the authorities struck Athens a few days ago. And that for the digital eyes of Austrian experts.
Austrian detectives watched the hall
As part of a European collaboration, the employees of the red-white-red civil aviation authority sent the questions for the two Greek pilot candidates remotely – and monitored the exam room via internet cameras. But after a few minutes, police officers stormed the room and took the test subjects away. To the surprise of the experts in Austria.
What they didn’t know: The two suspected pilot candidates were equipped with mini cameras in their sleeves and microphones. As a result, they received the correct answers to the questions from Austria.
Three more arrests
At the same time, three more arrests were made near Athens: the police arrested the trainers of the pilot candidates, who literally sat on the other side of the line and passed on the answers. For which the suspects who are officially employed by Greece (70, 69 and 43 years old) would have collected up to 8,000 euros per examinee.
Pilots with false certificates of service
According to the Greek executive, it must be assumed that several pilots with fraudulent certificates are currently making the airspace unsafe in civil aviation. Because the scammers have been active for more than half a year. About 20 investigation procedures are currently under investigation.
Source: Krone
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