List of anarchist prisoners in Greece (November 3, 2011 update)

Our comrades are transferred frequently. Therefore, this list will continue to be updated as needed. The mailing addresses of the prisons where our comrades are being held are written in Greek, but with Latin letters in order to make it easier for those showing solidarity from other countries to send letters, postcards, etc. The way the addresses are written should make them understandable to Greek postal employees and civil servants.

Two comrades from the anarchist milieu are currently at large: Marios Seisidis and Grigoris Tsironis, fugitives since January 2006 (with prices on their heads since October 2009) and accused of the same bank robbery as Yiannis Dimitrakis.

There are also a number of “social” prisoners (Vangelis Pallis, Ilias Karadouman, and Spiros Stratoulis, among others) who always show solidarity with and are very active in struggles on the inside, but they haven’t been included on this list.
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Yiannis Dimitrakis
ASKA Kassavetias
37100 Almyros
Greece

On January 16, 2006, Dimitrakis was arrested after being seriously wounded by police bullets during a bank robbery in downtown Athens. Arrest warrants were later issued for three comrades alleged to be his accomplices. Two of them, Marios Seisidis and Grigoris Tsironis, remain at large. The third, Simos Seisidis, was arrested on May 3, 2010. In June 2007, Dimitrakis was sentenced to 35 years and 6 months in prison. At a December 2010 appeal hearing, he was acquitted of several charges (one of which was attempted homicide of a security guard) and his sentence was reduced to 12 years. He is now able to go on leave from prison every other month. Two weeks ago, he was granted a transfer to the so-called “country prison” of Kassavetia, near Volos.

Simos Seisidis
Nosokomeio Kratoumenon Koridallou
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

On January 16, 2006, a warrant was issued for Seisidis’ arrest on charges of taking part in the same bank robbery during which Yiannis Dimitrakis was arrested. On May 3, 2010, Seisidis was shot by police during his arrest and suffered a serious injury to his leg, which later had to be amputated. He is currently at Korydallos Prison hospital. At his trial, which began in late March 2011, he was acquitted (due to a lack of evidence) of the January 2006 bank robbery as well as charges of having participated in another six bank robberies between 2006 and 2008 (since Seisidis was at large during that time period, the authorities “generously” charged him in a number of unsolved cases). Nevertheless, Seisidis remains in prison awaiting what will hopefully be his last trial, scheduled for December 2011 and involving arms theft. The incident in question took place over three years ago, when someone snatched a semiautomatic from the guard watching the home of a Supreme Court judge. Neither the weapon nor the perpetrator were ever found, making it easy to charge Seisidis.
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Vangelis Chrysochoidis
Dikastiki Filaki Komotinis
TK69100 Komotini
Greece

Polykarpos Georgiadis
Kleisti Filaki Kerkiras
TK49100 Kerkyra
Greece

In late August 2008, Chrysochoidis and Georgiadis were arrested in Thessaloniki and charged with the kidnapping of powerful industrialist Giorgos Mylonas, which took place earlier that summer. Chrysochoidis and Georgiadis denied that they participated in the kidnapping, but they did declare their solidarity with Vassilis Palaiocostas (Greece’s “most wanted” and most famous bank robber, who was charged in the same case). In February 2010, Chrysochoidis and Georgiadis were each sentenced to 22 years and 3 months in prison. An appeal hearing is scheduled for February 2012.
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Members of the Fire Cells Conspiracy

Just a reminder that, due to the constant transfer of Fire Cells Conspiracy prisoners, special snail-mail and e-mail addresses have been set up to better facilitate communication with them:

Post Box 51076
TK14510 Nea Kifissia
Athens
Greece

sinomosiapf [at] yahoo [dot] gr

Panayiotis Argyrou
Geniko Katastima Kratisis Domokou, D1 Pteryga
TK35010 Domokos
Fthiotida
Greece

In October 2009, a warrant was issued for Argyrou’s arrest on charges of belonging to the Fire Cells Conspiracy. On November 1, 2010, he and Gerasimos Tsakalos were arrested for mailing a number of incendiary packages. After their arrest, Argyrou and Tsakalos revealed that they are Fire Cells Conspiracy members. Argyrou was tried in the so-called Halandri Case (for three specific Fire Cells Conspiracy attacks) and sentenced to 25 years in prison out of a total sentence of 37 years. He is currently awaiting future Fire Cells Conspiracy trials.

Damiano Bolano
Dikastiki Filaki Nafpliou
TK21100 Argolida
Greece

In September 2009, a warrant was issued for Bolano’s arrest on charges of belonging to the Fire Cells Conspiracy. On March 14, 2011, he and four other comrades were arrested in Volos. After his arrest, he revealed that he is a Fire Cells Conspiracy member. He is currently awaiting trial.

Olga Economidou
Katastima Kratisis Ginaikon Eleonas Thivon
TK32200 Thebes
Greece

On March 14, 2011, Economidou and four other comrades were arrested in Volos. After her arrest, she revealed that she is a Fire Cells Conspiracy member. She is currently awaiting trial.

Haris Hatzimichelakis
Kleisti Filaki Trikalon
TK42100 Trikala
Greece

On September 23, 2009, Hatzimichelakis was arrested and charged with belonging to the Fire Cells Conspiracy. In November 2010, after Panayiotis Argyrou and Gerasimos Tsakalos were arrested for mailing a number of incendiary packages, Hatzimichelakis revealed that he is a Fire Cells Conspiracy member. He was tried in the so-called Halandri Case (for three specific Fire Cells Conspiracy attacks) and sentenced to 25 years in prison out of a total sentence of 37 years. He is currently awaiting future Fire Cells Conspiracy trials.

Giorgos Nikolopoulos
Dikastiki Filaki Komotinis
TK69100 Komotini
Greece

In September 2009, a warrant was issued for Nikolopoulos’ arrest on charges of belonging to the Fire Cells Conspiracy. On March 14, 2011, he and four other comrades were arrested in Volos. After his arrest, he revealed that he is a Fire Cells Conspiracy member. He is currently awaiting trial.

Michalis Nikolopoulos
Kleisti Filaki Trikalon
TK42100 Trikala
Greece

In September 2009, a warrant was issued for Nikolopoulos’ arrest on charges of belonging to the Fire Cells Conspiracy. On January 26, 2011, he was arrested, after which he revealed that he is a Fire Cells Conspiracy member. He is currently awaiting trial.

Giorgos Polydoras
Dikastiki Filaki Nafpliou
TK21100 Argolida
Greece

On March 14, 2011, Polydoras and four other comrades were arrested in Volos. After his arrest, he revealed that he is a Fire Cells Conspiracy member. He is currently awaiting trial.

Christos Tsakalos
Geniko Katastima Kratisis Grevenon
TK51100 Grevena
Greece

Tsakalos had been at large since mid-November 2010, as a warrant for his arrest was issued shortly after the arrest of his brother Gerasimos. On March 14, 2011, he and four other comrades were arrested in Volos. After his arrest, he revealed that he is a Fire Cells Conspiracy member. He is currently awaiting trial.

Gerasimos Tsakalos
Geniko Katastima Kratisis Domokou, D1 Pteryga
TK35010 Domokos
Fthiotida
Greece

On November 1, 2010 Tsakalos and Panayiotis Argyrou were arrested for mailing a number of incendiary packages, after which they revealed that they are Fire Cells Conspiracy members. Tsakalos is currently awaiting trial.
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Other Halandri Case Prisoners

Giorgos Karagiannidis
Dikastiki Filaki Koridallou, A Pteryga
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

In September 2009, a warrant was issued for Karagiannidis’ arrest on charges of belonging to the Fire Cells Conspiracy. On December 4, 2010, he was arrested during an antiterrorist operation that gave rise to the so-called Nea Smyrni Case (Nea Smyrni is the Athens neighborhood where Alexandros Mitrousias and Costas Sakkas were arrested in possession of numerous weapons while leaving a garage where explosives and more weapons were found). Karagiannidis denies being a member of the Fire Cells Conspiracy, but he was nevertheless tried in the so-called Halandri Case and sentenced to 20 years in prison. He is currently awaiting trial for the Nea Smyrni Case (on charges of forming an “unnamed terrorist organization”), and it’s very likely that he will also face further charges for attacks carried out by the Fire Cells Conspiracy.

Konstantina Karakatsani
Ginaikies Filakes Koridallou
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

On September 25, 2009, a warrant was issued for Karakatsani’s arrest on charges of belonging to the Fire Cells Conspiracy, and she was ultimately arrested on April 22, 2011. She denies being a member of the Fire Cells Conspiracy, but was nevertheless tried in the so-called Halandri Case (for three specific Fire Cells Conspiracy attacks) and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Panayiotis Masouras
Geniko Katastima Kratisis Grevenon
TK51100 Grevena
Greece

Masouras was arrested on September 23, 2009 and ultimately granted a conditional release on March 23, 2011 (given that he had already been in prison for 18 months, which in Greece is the maximum amount of time one can serve without having been sentenced). He denies being a member of the Fire Cells Conspiracy, but was nevertheless tried in the so-called Halandri Case (for three specific Fire Cells Conspiracy attacks) and sentenced to 11 years and 6 months in prison. He was taken back into custody and returned to prison immediately after the Halandri Case sentences were announced on July 29, 2011.

Alexandros Mitrousias
Kleisti Filaki Patras
26110 Patras
Greece

In September 2009, a warrant was issued for Mitrousias’ arrest on charges of belonging to the Fire Cells Conspiracy. On December 4, 2010, he was arrested during an antiterrorist operation that gave rise to the so-called Nea Smyrni Case (Nea Smyrni is the Athens neighborhood where Mitrousias and Costas Sakkas were arrested in possession of numerous weapons while leaving a garage where explosives and more weapons were found). Mitrousias denies being a member of the Fire Cells Conspiracy, but he was nevertheless tried in the so-called Halandri Case and sentenced to 11 years in prison. He is currently awaiting trial for the Nea Smyrni Case (on charges of forming an “unnamed terrorist organization”), and it’s very likely that he will also face further charges for attacks carried out by the Fire Cells Conspiracy.
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Other Nea Smyrni Case Prisoners

There were six arrestees in total (including Giorgos Karagiannidis and Alexandros Mitrousias), but in May 2011 Dimitris Michail and Christos Politis were granted a conditional release pending trial.

Stella Antoniou
Kleisti Kentriki Filaki Ginaikon Koridallou
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

As part of an antiterrorist operation that gave rise to the so-called Nea Smyrni Case, Antoniou was arrested on December 4, 2010 in an apartment she shared with Constantinos Sakkas. She is currently awaiting trial for the Nea Smyrni Case (on charges of forming an “unnamed terrorist organization”).

Constantinos Sakkas
Dikastiki Filaki Nafpliou
TK21100 Argolida
Greece

On December 4, 2010, Sakkas was arrested during an antiterrorist operation that gave rise to the so-called Nea Smyrni Case (Nea Smyrni is the Athens neighborhood where Sakkas and Alexandros Mitrousias were arrested in possession of numerous weapons while leaving a garage where explosives and more weapons were found). Sakkas is currently awaiting trial for the Nea Smyrni Case (on charges of forming an “unnamed terrorist organization”).
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Revolutionary Struggle Case

The Revolutionary Struggle trial began on October 5 and is going to take several months. Only Costas Gournas, Nikos Maziotis, and Pola Roupa have revealed their membership in the group, yet they were released in mid-October pending the conclusion of the trial. On trial alongside them are Costas Katsenos, Maria Beraha (Costas Gournas’ partner), Christoforos Kortesis, Sarantos Nikitopoulos, and Vangelis Stathopoulos (in April 2011, after spending a year in prison, the latter three were released pending trial).

Costas Katsenos
Dikastiki Filaki Koridallou, ST Pteryga
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

In April 2010, a warrant was issued for Katsenos’ arrest. He handed himself in to the authorities on September 30, 2011. He denies being a member of Revolutionary Struggle.
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Alexandros Kosivas
Kleisti Filaki Halkidas
34100 Halkida
Greece

Michalis Traikapis
Kleisti Filaki Halkidas
34100 Halkida
Greece

On September 17, 2010, Kosivas and Traikapis were arrested (along with Maria Economou, who was released pending trial) on the island of Evia on charges of robbing a bank in the town of Psachna that same day. They deny the charges. Their trial began on October 18, and they are being tried alongside Economou and Venos Polykretis, who has been released pending the conclusion of the trial.
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Christos Stratigopoulos
Dikastiki Filaki Larisas
TK21110 Larissa
Greece

On October 1, 2009, Stratigopoulos and Alfredo Bonanno were arrested in Trikala on charges of robbing a bank. Stratigopoulos admitted full responsibility for the robbery. Nevertheless, both men were tried on November 22, 2010. Bonanno was sentenced to four years in prison for being a “common accomplice,” but he was granted an almost immediate release (along with a ten-year ban on entering Greece), while Stratigopoulos was sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Yiannis Skouloudis
Eidiko Katastima Kratisis Neon Avlona
TK19011 Avlona
Attica
Greece

On October 13, 2010, Skouloudis was arrested in Thessaloniki for torching two Public Power Corporation (DEI) vehicles. He has admitted responsibility for the arson. After his arrest, four more comrades were named as his accomplices and went into hiding.

The Vyronas Four

Vyronas is the Athens neighborhood where they were arrested.

Dimitris Dimitsiadis
Dikastiki Filaki Koridallou, A Pteryga
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

Dimitris Fessas
Dikastiki Filaki Koridallou, A Pteryga
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

Haralambos Stylianidis
Dikastiki Filaki Koridallou, A Pteryga
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

Sokratis Tzifkas
Eidiko Katastima Kratisis Neon Avlona
TK19011 Avlona
Attica
Greece

Dimitsiadis, Fessas, Stylianidis, and Tzifkas were charged for the same October 13, 2010 arson of Public Power Corporation (DEI) vehicles that led to the arrest of Yiannis Skouloudis in Thessaloniki, so they chose to go into hiding. After spending three months underground, they were arrested on January 13, 2011 in an apartment in the Athens neighborhood of Vyronas, where a number of weapons were also found. They are currently awaiting trial for the Thessaloniki arson and for forming an “unnamed terrorist organization” (due to the weapons they were found with).
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Rami Syrianos
Dikastiki Filaki Ioanninon
TK45110 Ioannina
Greece

On January 31, 2011, Syrianos was arrested in Thessaloniki after a robbery at an auction of vehicles seized by the police due to their connection to smuggling or customs violations. He has admitted responsibility for the robbery and is currently awaiting his trial, which is scheduled to begin on December 5, 2011.
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Dimitris Hatzivasiliadis
Dikastiki Filaki Koridallou, A Pteryga
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

On the morning of February 11, 2011, while walking through the Athens neighborhood of Kypseli, Hatzivasiliadis was arrested in possession of two handguns. Despite the fact that carrying weapons is in itself not (yet) a felony in Greece, Hatzivasiliadis was nevertheless locked up because the judges at his hearing increased the degree of his charges in accordance with the antiterrorist law, suggesting that Hatzivasiliadis “intended to use the weapons for indeterminate ends” (?).
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Theofilos Mavropoulos
Dikastiki Filaki Koridallou, A Pteryga
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

On May 18, 2011, Mavropoulos was arrested in the Athens neighborhood of Pefki after being seriously wounded during a shootout with two patrol officers. The comrade who was with him managed to escape. Mavropoulos is being charged with two counts of attempted homicide, among other charges. After spending a month in the hospital, he is currently in the “general population” wing at Korydallos.
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Christos Kolentinis
Dikastiki Filaki Koridallou, A Pteryga
TK18110 Korydallos
Athens
Greece

On July 9, 2011, Kolentinis was arrested on charges of attacking a number of police officers with Molotov cocktails. He is currently awaiting trial.