ATHENS, October 2026 — The three Marfin arson suspects will answer upgraded charges of murder as part of a terrorist act on 21 and 23 October, over the 2010 firebombing of an Athens bank.
Two of the accused will appear again at the courts in the former Evelpidon military academy on Wednesday 21 October. The third will appear on Friday 23 October.
All three asked for, and received, extra time to study the case file with their lawyers before making supplementary statements. They are already in pre-trial detention.
The added charges also include the attempted murder of 24 employees. At the time of the attack, they were working in the Marfin Bank branch on Stadiou Street.
Charges against Marfin arson suspects
No new evidence linked to the added charges appears in the case file, according to reports. Similarly, it holds nothing on the origin of the anonymous email that led to the arrests.
Minor scuffles broke out outside the courts on Tuesday 13 October, during the latest stage of the legal process.
Two of the Marfin arson suspects, both 42-year-old men, went into custody in July. The third, a 46-year-old woman, was extradited from the United Kingdom and remanded a month later.
British police first arrested the woman in July, before her transfer to Athens in August.
The 2010 attack
Three people died in the attack on 5 May 2010, including a pregnant employee. Attackers threw firebombs into the bank during a mass protest against Greece’s austerity measures, held on a day of general strike.
Greek City Times reported in July how authorities identified the three, 16 years after the fire.
Once the investigation ends, a judicial council will decide whether the Marfin arson suspects should stand trial.
Source: Ta Nea, Kathimerini
