The Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA), led by its chief, Honorary Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court Charalambos Vourliotis, has turned its full attention to the complete financial and asset portfolio of the two remanded doctors at the center of the Giorgos Mazwnakis death case.
Mazwnakis case: Four criminal offenses under investigation as anti-money laundering authority probes doctors’ finances
Through an order transmitted to the Athens Court of First Instance Prosecutor’s Office, the assets of the two doctors, Ilias Theodoropoulos and Ioanna Gakas, have been frozen. Simultaneously, four additional criminal offenses are being investigated as part of the broader ongoing inquiry into the death of Giorgos Mazwnakis. According to sources, the asset freeze also includes a safe deposit box the couple reportedly maintained at a bank branch in Kolonaki, near their medical practice. The same sources indicate that the Authority has explicitly consented to the opening of the safe deposit box and the seizure of its contents, should any evidence related to the case be discovered inside.
In parallel, verification procedures have been initiated through the Land Registry to determine whether the two doctors own any real estate, as well as through insurance companies to identify any insurance policies or investment products held in their names. Any assets uncovered are expected to be investigated and subjected to the same freezing measures. Beyond the primary judicial inquiry being conducted by the examining magistrate into the circumstances of the popular singer’s death, the Authority is also reportedly examining evidence pointing to four separate offenses: felony fraud, unlicensed practice of medicine, tax evasion, and money laundering. The findings of the financial and asset investigations are expected to be evaluated and forwarded to the competent prosecutor for further legal action. Meanwhile, the judicial inquiry into the death of Giorgos Mazwnakis continues, with witnesses testifying before the 32nd ordinary examining magistrate regarding the events that took place at the medical practice on Karneadou Street.
What the doctors’ daughter testified — the call to emergency services and the plasmapheresis sessions
The daughter of the remanded doctors was summoned as a witness following a request by her father’s defense team, which was granted by the examining magistrate. During her testimony, which reportedly lasted more than an hour, she described what she claims to have witnessed at the clinic on September 9, the day the tragic incident involving Giorgos Mazwnakis occurred. The witness reportedly confirmed that it was she who called the emergency services, subsequently handing the phone to her father so he could speak directly with the dispatch center and request assistance. She also reportedly testified that last August she underwent plasmapheresis twice at the hands of her mother — on August 26 and August 30.
58-year-old doctor denies having overseas bank account as financial investigations continue
Meanwhile, the 58-year-old internist, through his attorney Tellos Agapinos, issued a statement denying media reports claiming that a foreign bank account containing millions of euros had been traced to him. According to the statement, his client holds no account abroad — neither in his own name nor under any legal entity associated with his interests — and asserts that the relevant information is false and entirely without factual basis. He has also called on media outlets to cease reproducing the claim and to correct the record, invoking the protection of his client’s personal rights, the presumption of innocence, and the right to a fair defense. The Authority’s investigations and the primary judicial inquiry continue, with all gathered evidence being evaluated by the competent judicial authorities. In the coming weeks, the examining magistrate is expected to continue taking witness statements in order to shed full light on every aspect of this case.
