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Two doctors who own a private clinic in Athens, and appear to have provided Greek pop singer Giorgos Mazonakis with treatment at the time of his death have been arrested.

The doctors, identified as Ilias Theodoropoulos and Ioanna Gaka, were questioned by police before being arrested on charges of “fatal exposure”, according to information emerging from the investigation.

Mazonakis, a Greek pop icon, died after suffering a cardiac arrest at their clinic in Kolonaki on Wednesday. He had reportedly gone to the facility for a scheduled plasmapheresis procedure, a medical treatment that has become a central focus of the investigation. The circumstances surrounding the treatment, the clinic’s operating license, and the events leading up to the singer’s collapse are now being examined by authorities.

The arrests follow an investigation at the Kolonaki clinic by Greek police, including officers from the Athens Security Directorate. Authorities have collected documents and other evidence from the facility, while investigators are also looking into the doctors’ statements about what happened before Mazonakis suffered the cardiac arrest. The legality of the procedure as well as contradictory statements by the doctors are also under scrutiny.

Health officials have said the facility was licensed as a pathology clinic, raising questions about whether plasmapheresis could legally be performed there. Athens Medical Association President George Patoulis has also raised questions about the clinic’s licensing and the equipment required for the procedure.

Authorities have reportedly located plasmapheresis equipment at the facility as the investigation continues.

Autopsy expected to clarify cause of death

A forensic autopsy on Friday is expected to provide crucial evidence about the cause and circumstances of Mazonakis’ death. Initially scheduled for Thursday, the autopsy was postponed after the singer’s family sought time to appoint a legal adviser. The family has expressed its intention to pursue legal action against the doctors and anyone else it believes may be responsible for Mazonakis’ death.

Questions over ‘anti-aging’ treatments

The case has drawn renewed attention to medical interventions promoted as “regenerative” or “anti-aging”. Earlier this week, university professors urged caution regarding claims surrounding such treatments, particularly where their effectiveness and safety have not been adequately established.

The investigation into Mazonakis’ death remains ongoing.