Self-proclaimed anarchist Nikos Romanos, arrested on Monday in connection with the October 31 explosion at an apartment in the central Athens neighborhood of Ambelokipi, is set to appear before a prosecutor on Friday. Romanos is expected to deny any involvement in the case.
The 31-year-old, who previously served a prison sentence for his participation in an armed bank robbery in 2013, now faces accusations of being a member of a terrorist organization allegedly planning a bomb attack.
According to his defense team, Romanos has no connection to anyone involved in the Ambelokipi explosion, which claimed the life of a 36-year-old man and seriously injured a 33-year-old woman. His lawyers stress that the sole piece of evidence linking their client to the case is a partial fingerprint found on a garbage bag, which police claim was discovered inside the apartment where the explosion occurred.
They further assert that since his release from prison in 2019, Romanos has not been involved in or associated with any illegal activity “whatsoever.”