Arrest in Greece for Operating Amateur Radio Equipment

German amateur arrested in Greece

Last week, news reports came out from Greece that Baldur
Drobnica, DJ6SI, had been arrested on the Greek island of
Kos.

He was reportedly taken into custody for the crime of
espionage, which was quickly reduced to operating amateur
radio equipment. This came about even though both Greece
and Germany are both signatories to the CEPT pan-European
Amateur Radio licensing agreement.

The Radio Amateur Association of Greece are concerned that
public services and institutions, particularly the police,
have not been informed properly about amateur radio. DJ6SI
has since returned home and is awaiting a further trip to
Greece for trial.