Two people brought to court over Marfin attack
Two men aged 42 were transferred under strict security measures to the Evelpidon courts to give explanations regarding the arson at Marfin bank in 2010 that resulted in the death of three employees.
Two people brought to court over Marfin attack
Wearing bulletproof vests and under heavy police escort, two men aged 42 were transferred to the Evelpidon courts on the morning of 14 July 2026. The two detainees were called to appear before the 3rd ordinary investigating magistrate to answer questions regarding the arson attack that took place at Marfin bank on 5 May 2010.
The charge they face is wilful murder by a joint act. The tragic incident from 16 years ago resulted in the death of three bank employees: Angeliki Papathanasopoulos, who was 32 years old and pregnant in her fourth month, Paraskevi Zoulia, 35 years old, and Epaminondas Tsakalis, 36 years old. All three were trapped by the flames on the third floor of the building and died from asphyxiation.
On the same day, a woman aged 46 appeared before the British courts. She had been arrested at London's Gatwick airport following the activation of an international arrest warrant. She too faces charges for involvement in the fatal arson.
According to the preliminary investigative material gathered by the Homicides department, investigations have been extended to two other individuals believed to have played a substantial role in the attack. One of these individuals is suspected of being the direct perpetrator, namely the masked person who threw the Molotov cocktail inside the branch. The aim of the prosecuting authorities is to identify all those involved, thereby completing the puzzle of five main suspects.
The legal representatives of the two 42-year-olds deny any involvement of their clients in the incident. During a joint press conference, they contended that no evidence from the case file connects the detainees with those responsible for the attack. Lawyer Thanasis Kampagiannis emphasised that the identification is not based on physical characteristics, but on moveable objects. Lawyer Anny Paparrousou condemned the complete violation of the presumption of innocence, whilst Dimitris Katsaris, who had undertaken the defence of defendants in the first Marfin trial in 2011, identified similarities between the two cases.
Source: in.gr
Source: In.gr