An anonymous email sent to Greece’s so-called FBI has led investigators to reopen the case of the deadly arson attack on the Marfin bank branch in Athens in 2010.
The renewed investigation resulted in three arrest warrants being issued after authorities reviewed old case files and identified alleged similarities between individuals named in the message and people recorded in footage from the attack.
Anonymous tip assessed by investigators
According to information attributed to police sources, the email identified the three people now sought under arrest warrants as alleged perpetrators of the attack.
The message also reportedly named other individuals believed to have links to the anti-establishment movement.
Authorities considered the information significant enough to conduct a fresh examination of the Marfin case file, as well as other criminal files in which the three individuals had previously appeared or been mentioned.
Evidence compared with other case files
Investigators compared material from the Marfin inquiry with evidence contained in a separate case file involving the same three people.
According to the authorities’ assessment, the individuals appearing in that separate file allegedly shared similar physical and clothing characteristics with people recorded during the arson attack.
The fire at the bank resulted in the deaths of three employees.
Case referred to investigating judge
The new findings were forwarded to Greece’s Third Regular Investigating Judge, allowing the case to be formally reopened and arrest warrants to be issued.
The allegations remain subject to judicial investigation, and no final determination of criminal responsibility has been made.
Source: AMNA
