"Limanakia" sold to the ship-owner Dragnis by questionable procedures?

It may the sale of 83 acres of the Church, bordering to Astir Vouliagmeni, to monopolize the media due to the interest of Greek ship-owners, (some of whom want to set up hotel -business with money saved by not paying the same taxes with the rest of Greek citizens), but the real "diamond" is the area of ​​1,200 acres between the lake of Vouliagmeni and Varkisa, known as "Limanakia".

According to reports, the ship-owner Paris Dragnis is ready to aquire the above land property with putative express procedures.

This is a prime area, literally on the beach, whose value is estimated at over 5 billion. Already in 2013, the sale of the land of the Church in Vouliagmeni had preoccupied the courts, according to press reports. Since then, the so-called "lobby of new-ship-owners" of Vouliagmeni was trying to buy cheap the areas of the Church, with procedures that might raise questions of legality and tax offenses totaling tens of millions of Euros, according to the newspaper "Pontiki". Indeed, some spoke of favored project contracts, for sale of land at low prices, for inducements, for a "group of ship-owners" who wanted to get into the market land of Vouliagmeni.

It seems that Mr. Dragnis, moves in this alleged context, as complained by many, and he is in the final stretch to acquire the rights to use the area Limanakia to build luxury hotels.

It is noted that the owner is known for his fleet of luxury yachts which he rents to personalities of the international jet set who come for a luxurious holiday in the Greek islands. The Investment in Limanakia obviously falls in the wider investment plan of the ship-owner, in order to offer to his famous clients, also luxurious living in the land.

The issues raised are whether the state will follow the strict procedures and limitations of Joint Stock Companies Real Estate (where the capital invested is large and the controls are severe), in the case of Mr. Dragnis or the investment will be made ​​in the ship-owners’ known way of 'special' treatment from the state. Also, if Mr. Dragnis will allow the free access of Greek citizens in such a large portion of the foreshore, which is way out for thousands of residents of Attica during the summer months.

It remains to prove the legality or otherwise of the process by which reportedly the Greek ship-owner will acquire the "diamond land", with money that for much of which has never been taxed, under the responsibility of the state.