Following their interrogations, the investigating magistrate and prosecutor of Heraklion decided to release all five members of the Kargakis family from Vorizia without imposing any restrictive measures—specifically regarding the charge related to the explosion of an improvised explosive device at the Fragiadakis family’s home in the village of Vorizia, in Heraklion, Crete.
The incident is considered the catalyst for the violent clash on 1 November that claimed the lives of 39-year-old Fanouris Kargakis and 56-year-old Evangelia Fragiadakis in Vorizia. After lengthy questioning, neither the magistrate nor the prosecutor ordered pre-trial detention for any of the five accused.
Notably, the two already detained in connection with the fatal confrontation—the 43-year-old son-in-law of Fanouris Kargakis and the 48-year-old agricultural unionist, a relative of the Kargakis family—were also not subjected to additional restrictions concerning this specific aspect of the case.
Meanwhile, for the three remaining Kargakis family members—already held in pre-trial detention over an unrelated livestock theft investigation—the judicial authorities imposed restrictive measures. They are banned from leaving Greece, required to report regularly to their local police station, prohibited from approaching members of the opposing Fragiadakis family, and barred from residing within the administrative boundaries of the municipality of Phaistos.
During the hearings, defense attorneys reiterated their position that the charges lack sufficient evidentiary support. They argued the case rests largely on assumptions and witness statements, and raised concerns about an unwarranted expansion of the indictment without adequate documentation.