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Andrews' appeal date
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Jennifer Ball reports on the trucker held in a Greek jail.
A NOTTINGHAMSHIRE truck driver held in a Greek prison after illegal immigrants were found on board his truck could be released on bail within two weeks.
Tim Andrews is due to have his bail hearing before an Athens judge on 16 September; it has already been postponed twice.
Greek police stopped ex-para Andrews in June at Patras port as he waited to board a ferry back to Italy (CM 17-23 July). His truck was searched and 14 illegal immigrants found on board with his load of empty pallets.
He protested his innocence but later changed his plea after a Greek lawyer told him that if he pleaded guilty he would receive a smaller fine and probably be deported.
His wife Sue says: "We have been told that Tim is likely to get bail of between €2,000-6,000 (£1.327-£4,137) but who knows, the bond may end up prohibitively high. I flew out to Greece but only managed to see him for a few minutes. "I know that conditions in the jail are poor — he looked really scrawny. His spirits are really low due to the uncertainty of what is going to happen. Everybody is missing him."