Fire in Hydra / Who were the big business passengers who left unmolested

Big businessmen from Kazakhstan are alleged to have been the passengers her yacht “Persefoni I”which was on Friday night docked in cove her Hydra where it manifested fireafter use of sparklers. Yes, not only they left undisturbed from the countrybut neither even were examined from the Greek authorities.

It is recalled that for the fire the authorities arrested only their 13 Greeks – members of crew her yacht who are facing felony charges while the passengers who had rented it «Persephone I» they left her Athena with private flight her next her fire to Almaty of Kazakhstan.

According to a publication of insidestory.gr, the guests of “Persefoni I” included seven Kazakhs. Among them was the Daniyar Abulgazinone of the richer people of Kazakhstan. The ship’s passenger list shows that Mr son of Abulgazin and husband of, Aidan Suleymenova, head of one of the largest charities in Kazakhstan, was also on board, along with deputy director her.

Other guests are said to have been Umut Sayakhmetovathe managing director of Kazakhstan’s largest financial institution, her Halyk Bank. At list of passengers also included her husband, Bebet Sayakhmetovformer top executive of the national oil company, KMG International NV, and daughter their.

The businessmen in question allegedly have relations with the environment of the former president of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayevwho ruled Kazakhstan for 30 years resigned the 2019 and in 2022 he left the country.

The statements of two witnesses

According to what Kathimerini broadcasts on frame her preliminary investigation at the port authority of Hydra they filed as eyewitnesses two crew members of another yacht, which was located in an adjacent bay of the island. They are said to they saw the fireworks and outburst her fire and they hurried there she goes turn off with auxiliary vessel.

According to them initially they heard 20 or so firecrackers which were accompanied by sparkles and a few minutes later they distinguished to smoke hill and Orange color from the fire which had just broken out.

When with the small speedboat they approached in the point they saw her yacht to be located anchored about 350 m from the coast and one auxiliary vessel to and from shore carrying back to “Persefoni I” individuals together with beach bags.

As the same publication from above notes is being considered the possibility the people who they rented the vessel to set on fire after fireworks. This possibility overturns what is known to date that the fire was caused by fireworks who left the yacht.

Finally, it is worth noting that the same witnesses refer to deposits them what they saw fire extinguisher at its stern boat and spot of white color in surface her sea.

The 13 members of crew are excused tomorrow to investigator.

ELAS: No information about the curfew

Notice stating that had no update for exit ban from the country of those passengers were in yacht on Friday night and Saturday morning they left for the Almatyissued by EL.AS.

The police statement in detail:

“Regarding publications referring to the escape of people related to the case of the fire in Hydra, the Headquarters of the Hellenic Police announces that the Hellenic Police never pre-investigatively got involved in the case in question, just as there was never any information from a pre-investigation or prosecution authority, regarding with the existence of a measure prohibiting exit from the country”.