A warrant has also been issued for another man believed to have been Maziotis' accomplice.
The warrant for Maziotis’ arrest was a formality so that he may begin serving the 25 years sentence he has previously received for his participation in the “Revolutionary Struggle” militant group. The warrant notes five felonies as well as a series of misdemeanors, which include attempted manslaughter, possession of an illegal firearm, violations related to explosives, holdups while in disguise (one of which resulted in grievous bodily harm), participation in a criminal organization, robberies, falsifying official documents and arson.
The extreme leftist fugitive is currently being held under tight security at the 8th floor of the Evangelismos hospital after undergoing surgery on the shoulder injury he suffered during the shootout that lead to his capture.
He has already met with his attorneys and relatives, who were the first to visit him following his arrest.
Meanwhile, Greek authorities have begun combing the Greek capital in a hunt for accomplices who aided Maziotis over the last two years in robberies and other such crimes. The number one suspect of course is his partner, Paula Roupa, who is still at large.
Roupa had disappeared in 2012 along with Maziotis when they both violated their conditional release after charges in April 2010 for participating in the group, Revolutionary Struggle. For those charges, Maziotis had been given a 50-year sentence.
The handgun
The 9-millimeter USP handgun used by Maziotis was examined by the Department of Penal and Criminological Research and according to one report from To Vima ballistic tests found that it did not match any weapons that had been used in past criminal or terrorist attacks.
Who is Nikos Maziotis?
Maziotis was among one of the most wanted men by the Greek police suspected of involvement in robberies and domestic terrorism. According to Kathimerini, the Greek police believe Maziotis has been involved in 6 bank robberies between May 2012 and March 2014, stealing a total of 15 million euros. Police have also implicated him and accomplices in two murders
Maziotis had been arrested in 2010 together with his companion Panagiota Roupa and several other individuals on suspicion of involvement in the domestic terror group ‘Revolutionary Struggle’ which was behind a number of bombings between 2003 and 2009 (causing mainly material damage as well as several injuries). Maziotis is thought to have been the ringleader of the group.
However the prosecution stalled and Maziotis and Roupa were eventually released, as required by law, following 18 months in pretrial custody. The two were released on the condition that they check in at the police station of Exarchia in the center of Athens three times a month. However in June of 2012 the couple disappeared, embarrassing the police who launched a nationwide man-hunt for the pair offering a four million euro reward for information
Sources - Protothema, Kathimerini, The PressProject
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