Bohemia Int. working to get them back

Eurogamer has broken the story that two Bohemia Interactive employees have been arrested during a trip to Lemnos, Greece, on charges of espionage. 

The two developers, who have been unnamed as of yet, were taking photos and video footage of a military camp, according to Greek news site News237. Apparently it was planned for the Limnos air base to be in the next ArmA game, something that a forum poster insisted was an awful idea. From his post: 

It is illegal to take photographs of this base, yet the ArmA development team are creating a 3D model of the base, most likely based on photos which they took illegally (as well as the satellite photos which aren't illegal). [...] Of all locations in the World, Limnos - one of the only islands in the Aegean with a military air base, is being replicated, regardless of the tensions between Greece and Turkey which are ongoing (you don't hear it on the news unless you are from Greece or Turkey). Great choice for a first location!

This is equivalent to creating an ArmA game replicating the Gaza strip, which would very likely anger Israel. I'm sure some of you may argue that if it were this easy for the developers to obtain such details of the base then it would be of no difficulty for Turkey. True, I doubt that the base has anything top secret anyway. However, you aren't just providing a 3D model, but also a matured military simulator from which Turkey may practice infiltrations of the base. It is like the development team modelling the inside of your house. I'm sure you would feel threatened if this were to happen to you. Indeed, on the bright side the Greek military can practice defensive tactics, but that can be done in real life anyway."

Naturally, then, this arrest could be a result of Bohemia Interactive requesting they travel and take pictures to get a better visualization, but the CEO Marek Spanel has issued a statement denying it was for research: 

We can confirm that two Bohemia Interactive employees, our colleagues and friends, were arrested during their holiday trip to Lemnos. They visited the island with the sole purpose of experiencing the island's beautiful surroundings. Since its establishment in 1999, Bohemia Interactive has created games based only upon publicly available information. We always respect the law and we've never instructed anybody to violate the laws of any country. The same is true for Arma 3.

We will keep you updated as more develops on the case.

Julian "Mirai" Williams