Thieves in Black
The Thieves in Black (Greek: ληστές με τα μαύρα) is a media-coined name given to a supposed anarchist group responsible for numerous bank robberies in Athens, Greece.
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In 2005, Petros Karasaridis, Giorgos Kalaitzidis and Panayiotis Aspiotis were taken into custody in connection with an anarchist firebombing in Athens, suspected by authorities of membership in the Thieves in Black.[1] All three of them, after one and one-and-a-half years in prison, respectively, were found not guilty and released from prison.[2]
In early 2006, following a shootout at the National Bank in central Athens, police injured and captured Yiannis Dimitrakis a suspected member of the Thieves in Black. He was alleged to be carrying two semi-automatic guns, hand grenades, and stolen cash.[3]
See also
References
- "Anarchists being probed over armed bank heists". Kathimerini. 18 July 2005. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Αθωώθηκαν για την κλοπή ασπίδων ΜΑΤ" [Acquitted for the theft of MAT shields]. Kathimerini (in Greek). 9 January 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Police hunt for armed gang's den". Kathimerini. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
Further reading
- "Δύο νέα εντάλματα σύλληψης για τους «ληστές με τα μαύρα»" [Two new arrest warrants for the "Robbers in Black"]. In.gr (in Greek). 24 February 2006. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- Lampropoulos, B.C. (25 November 2008). "Οι «ληστές με τα μαύρα» κινητοποιούν την ΕΛ.ΑΣ" [The "Thieves in Black" mobilize the EL.AΣ.]. To Vima (in Greek). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Επικηρύχθηκαν τρία άτομα για συμμετοχή στην ομάδα οι «ληστές με τα μαύρα»" [Three people have been bailed for membership of the "Thieves in Black" group]. In.gr (in Greek). 26 October 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- Lampropoulos, B.C. (25 April 2010). "Από τους «ληστές με τα μαύρα» στον «Επαναστατικό Αγώνα»" [From the "Thieves in Black" to the "Revolutionary Struggle"]. To Vima (in Greek). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Σκληροί αντιεξουσιαστές οι «Ληστές με τα μαύρα»" [Tough anti-authoritarians the "Thieves in Black"]. Kathimerini (in Greek). 5 May 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "Συνελήφθη σε πομπή φιλάθλων ο Δημητράκης εκ των ληστών με τα μαύρα" [Arrested in a procession of fans Dimitrakis of the Thieves in Black]. TheToc (in Greek). 26 April 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- "«Ληστές με τα μαύρα»: Τα αδέρφια – αντιεξουσιαστές και ο ληστής του ΑΧΕΠΑ" ["Thieves in Black": the brothers - anti-authoritarians and the robber of AHEPA]. Gazzetta (in Greek). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2024.