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RADIO LAW: DJ6SI VS. GREECE - THE COURT DECISION
A court decision in the case of DXer Baldur Drobnica, DJ6SI,
who stood trial last week in Greece on three charges
involving his operation of an amateur radio station on the
vacation island of Kos. The three crimes he was eventually
charged with were conducting radio traffic without
permission from the Greek Government. Operating a
transceiver that covered more spectrum than just the ham
radio bands permitted by Greece and his refusal to surrender
his equipment to the officer who investigated the incident.
According to a note posted to the Internet by his attorney,
Drobnica was acquitted on counts 1 and 2 after the court
ruled that he was a properly licensed radio amateur.
However he was convicted on the third count of refusing to
surrender his equipment to the arresting officer.
No word of what penalties if any were imposed on the single
count conviction. However his lawyer is reported to already
have filed an appeal on count three and the court is
expected to hold a separate trial on this issue at a later
date.
Please keep in mind that this report is based on multiple
language translations beginning in Greek with some of it
electronic. As you all know, the latter have been known to
leave you wondering if the translation is completely
accurate. One report in translated English is on-line at
tinyurl.com/dj6si-verdict. (SV5BYR)
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