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Greek Marfin Bank Probe Revived After Years Sitting Dormant

Boston ReviewGreek authorities have revived a long-dormant investigation into the 2010 Marfin Bank tragedy, in which three bank employees died in a fire set during Athens street protests amid the country's debt crisis. The case had sat in legal limbo for years before being pulled from the archive for renewed scrutiny. The Marfin fire remains one of the most controversial unresolved incidents from Greece's debt crisis era. Renewed investigation may finally bring accountability for what victims' families have long characterized as negligent homicide.