Marfin bank arson

[5] Some hooded groups, moving parallel to the main march, had also attacked a bookshop of the Ianos book chain located opposite the bank (Stadiou 24).

KKE characterized it as "a crime aimed at terrorizing the people and slandering the struggle for the overthrow of the barbaric measures and anti-people policy".

[11] Employees of the bank and families of the victims moved legally against the management and the ownership for inadequate protection measures.

[12] An anarchist suspect was brought to trial for intentional homicide, while two other unidentified persons were accused as perpetrators of the arson.

[12] Eye witnesses testified that the arson was carried out by a structured, organized group of people with a hierarchy and a leader.

[13] In another trial that ended in July 2013, Marfin's CEO, the building's security officer and the store's manager were found guilty of the negligent homicide of three employees, the bodily harm of 21 other employees, and multiple lapses in fire safety measures and training of the staff.