Marfin case: Woman declares innocence, contacts Greek authorities

A 46-year-old woman, reportedly involved in the Marfin case, has proactively contacted Greek authorities, asserting her innocence and expressing a strong desire to return to Greece promptly. She aims to present her version of events to the authorities, as reported by ERT.

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Whoever has not lived this, cannot comprehend how devastated we are. We have become ill and will never recover.

According to her lawyer, who also represents two 42-year-old arrested individuals, the woman was updated on the latest developments. She subsequently reached out to Greek authorities, declaring her "presence" in the proceedings and her intention to return from Great Britain.

The defense team indicated that the woman plans to return to Greece immediately to fully cooperate with the relevant authorities and aid in clarifying the case. Her return is anticipated by Monday, with a planned appearance before the investigating judge on Tuesday alongside the two already arrested 42-year-olds. Her testimony is considered a critical step in the judicial investigation's progress.

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The first thing I felt was turmoil. I approach the news with caution, as I have been given reasons in the past. The file has been opened 2-3 more times. I rightly feel anger too, because for so many years the perpetrators have not been revealed.

Maria Karagianni, who was depicted in a 2010 photo seeking help from the bank's balcony as smoke billowed from the building, shared her emotional response to the recent arrests. "Whoever has not lived this, cannot comprehend how devastated we are. We have become ill and will never recover," she stated to tanea.gr. She described feeling "turmoil" and "anger" over the years of unsolved events, questioning why perpetrators have not been identified despite numerous cameras in central Athens.

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I believe they knew them, they know them, and I don't know why they are not revealing them. Furthermore, the possibility that the tragedy might be used for political reasons angers me. I would not want it to happen again, because they have politically exploited our souls and the pain of relatives who are in a miserable state.

Karagianni expressed disbelief that the case has not been solved, suspecting that those responsible are known but not revealed. She voiced anger at the potential for the tragedy to be exploited for political reasons, stating that their "souls and the pain of relatives who are in a miserable state" have been politically exploited before. She hopes the arrested individuals are the actual perpetrators and calls for "moral restitution" through their trial and imprisonment, emphasizing the danger posed by the flammable liquid and the pleas of colleagues not to ignite it, highlighting the deliberate intent to cause harm.

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I hope they are the real perpetrators. That is, that they are tried and imprisoned. Because, without us faulting them, these man-eating creatures wanted to kill us all. They were fully aware that we were inside, our colleagues begged them not to throw fire on the flammable liquid. This is the unthinkable in our case, that a person wanted to cause such great harm to another person.