One of the suspects allegedly linked to the 2010 Marfin bank arson attack is seen being escorted during a transfer from police headquarters in Athens on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. [Giorgos Zachos/InTime News]
Greek police investigators have implicated three suspects in the 2010 deadly firebombing of a Marfin bank branch based primarily on distinctive personal items rather than conclusive biometric identification, according to a 117-page forensic report.
The report by the police’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations formed the basis for criminal charges against two 42-year-old men and a 46-year-old woman over the arson attack, which killed three employees trapped in the bank during anti-austerity protests in downtown Athens.
Investigators said they followed the internationally recognized ACE-V (Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, Verification) methodology to compare photographs from the attack with police identification photos and vacation images dating from 2008 to 2010.
The report concluded that biometric analysis alone did not establish positive identifications. Using a scale ranging from minus three, indicating completely different individuals, to plus three, indicating a definitive match, the findings for the three suspects ranged from zero, meaning no conclusion, to plus two, indicating the individuals appeared similar. None of the comparisons reached the highest level of certainty.
