ATHENS, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Russian national Maria Efimova named in international arrest warrants as a key witness in a journalist's murder case in Malta, was arrested in Athens, Greek national news agency AMNA reported on Tuesday.
Efimova, 36, a former bank employee showed up in a police station on Monday night and surrendered, according to the report. It was not stated when and how she arrived in Greece.
Two international warrants have been issued against her by Malta and Cyprus over charges of embezzlement and fraud, respectively.
Efimova was led before a prosecutor in Athens and ordered detained.
She is held at maximum security Korydallos prison, until an extradition request is examined.
Efimova is considered a key whistleblower in investigations into widespread corruption in Malta carried out by journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was assassinated in October 2017.
