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(From Hull Daily Mail)
Nov 8, 2001: A group of 11 British men, one British woman and two Dutch men, are arrested in the southern Greek town of Kalamata on suspicion of espionage after allegedly gathering secret information at a military air base.
Nov 12: They are remanded in police custody after testifying before an investigating magistrate.
Nov 19: The investigating judge postpones a decision on whether they will face full-blown espionage charges. Minister for Europe Peter Hain raises the case with his counterparts.
Nov 20: Defence lawyer Yannis Zacharias breaks the news that experts from the Greek air force have examined intelligence reports on notebooks belonging to the group and believe they have evidence to support the espionage allegations.
Nov 21: Further charges are brought against the group, accusing them of taking notes and aircraft numbers at the high-security Megara military base. Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses the subject with his counterpart Costas Simitis.
Nov 27: A magistrate orders that the spotters continue to be held in custody while he refers the case to another judicial authority.