The head of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, former deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Charalambos Vourliotisasks the heads of the Greek Police and the Fire Brigade to inform the Authority immediately, so that it can take all the prescribed actions when evidence emerges from the preliminary investigation that the crime of arson with intent (article 264 par. 1 and 265 par. 1 PC) is associated with a property benefit.

Nouns, Mr. Vourliotis requests that the Authority be informed, in order to seize any type of asset (bank accounts, movable and immovable property), of those arrested for arson with intent, connected to land development, economic exploitation of an area, etc.

Analytically, the head of the Authority, in the document he sent to the head of the Greek Police and the head of the Fire Department, states:

“Cases of arson with intent resulting in financial gain.

According to the provision of para. ka) of no. 4 of Law 4557/18 as a basic offense for money laundering means also “… any other crime punishable by imprisonment, the minimum limit of which is more than three (3) months, from which property avail”.

In the above case it includes, among others, the crime of arson (no. 264 par. 1 and 265 par. 1 PK), as long as this is connected with a material benefit.

Following this, we request, as, in the event that evidence emerges from the pre-importation preliminary investigation that the specific crime is connected to a financial gain, to be informed immediately, in order to take the actions according to our competence”.