Marfin bank arson: three defendants face added terrorism-linked homicide charges
Athens prosecutors have filed supplementary charges, including homicide in the context of terrorist acts, against the three defendants in the 2010 Marfin bank arson that killed three employees. The defendants are due to testify again on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.
New charges filed
Prosecutors at the Athens Court of First Instance have filed supplementary charges against the three defendants held in the case of the May 2010 arson attack on the Marfin bank branch on Stadiou Street in central Athens. The request came from the 3rd regular investigating judge of Athens, and the prosecutor's office agreed to it. The charges cover homicide committed in the context of terrorist acts under Article 187A of the Penal Code, and attempted homicide against 24 employees who were inside the branch during the fire. One report links the charges to the formation of a terrorist organisation. The three defendants, who are in pretrial detention, now face a heavier indictment than before.
- Arson attack on the Marfin bank branch on Stadiou Street in Athens kills three employees
- Investigating judge requests supplementary charges, which prosecutors then file
- Defendants scheduled to give supplementary testimony before the investigating judge
The attack and the defendants
The fire in May 2010 killed three employees of the branch, one of whom was pregnant. The defendants are two men aged 42 and a 46-year-old woman, who according to reporting lives in Brighton in the United Kingdom. Según the indictment as reported by NewsIT, one of the 42-year-old men broke the branch's window, while the other two took part in organising and carrying out the attack. During their earlier testimony the defendants did not accept the charges and denied any link to the arson. They are held in the Malandrino, Nafplio and Korydallos prisons.
Next steps before trial
The three are scheduled to give supplementary testimony before the investigating judge on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, at the former Evelpidon school courts in Athens. Reports say they are expected to ask for a deadline to study the new file, as they are entitled to do. Once testimony is complete, the investigation is expected to close and the case file will go to the Athens Council of First-Instance Judges, which decides whether the defendants are sent to trial. Sources say that if they are referred, the case would go to the Three-member Felony Appeals Court rather than the mixed jury court, because of the new charges. Anti-authoritarian activists have called for a solidarity gathering outside the courts at 10:00 on Tuesday.
