On the 13/10/2010 warrants are issued for Dimtsiadis D., Tsilianidis M., Fessas D. and Tzifkas S., following the arrest of their comrade and anarchist Yiannis Skouloudis in relation to the arson of a power company (DEI) vehicle. The 4 comrades choose to become fugitives, as they explain also in a letter they send.
After 3 months, and more precisely on the 13/01/2011, they are arrested in the area of Vironas, Athens, after an operation carried out by the anti-terrorist unit. In the next hours (and days) following their arrest, the cops and the media give out reports that there have been arrests of members belonging to the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire group, publish photographs and so on. On the same day they raid 9 houses in Thessaloniki belonging to relatives and comrades of the arrested, while one of the accusations that were finally brought against them was in relation to “commonly constituting and participating in an unknown terrorist organization”.
On the following day (14/01/2011) anarchist Fee Meyer is also arrested, outside her house and implicated in the case.
On the 15/01 the 4 comrades face the judge in Thessaloniki in regards to the first case (arson of DEI vehicle), where they refuse to make any statement apart from that they “are anarchist revolutionaries” and they are placed in remand. On the 17/01 they face the judge in Athens in relation to the new charges, where again they refuse to make any statement. One of the four only states that Fee Meyer has absolutely no connection with the case.
Finally Dimtsiadis D., Tsilianidis M. and Fessas D. are placed in remand in Koridallos prison, while Tzifkas S. is remanded in Avlona Juvenile Prison.
Fee Meyer is set free on that day due to a disagreement between the judges as to whether she should be remanded. On the 10/2/2011 the board of judges decides she should be remanded and she is consequently sent to Koridallos Womens’ Prison, but is finally released after a short time, on the 3/3/2011.