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.
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]
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References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- "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.
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