In June of 1998, Conscientious Arsonists announced that they were disbanding.  "The war campaign we have waged over the last year is being temporarily suspended, in order for us to redefine our positions in the trenches of class struggle." (Bectaros, 6/16/1998)  Greek police believe group's members are still active in other organizations.

A group calling itself the "Consciously Enraged" asserted responsibility for an arson attack against an Athens bank in November 2003. The fire caused substantial damage to the building, though there were no injuries. This is the group's first and only attack claim.<P>  <br />In a written statement of claim sent to Athens newspaper Elevtherotipia, the group stated, "As long as the state penalizes freedom and solidarity it will find us...seeking the immediate release of the seven Thessaloniki prisoners. Freedom to the 17 November prisoners. Freedom to everyone in the cells." The statement references the trial of suspected members of the terrorist group "The Revolutionary Organization of November 17 (17N)" in court for numerous bombings and assassinations. 17N was formed by students in 1975 to protest the Greek military's seizure of power. In December 2003, 12 of the 19 defendants were convicted with varying degrees of punishment, while four were acquitted and an additional three were exonerated for "mitigating circumstances." The verdict is generally regarded as having rendered 17N operationally obsolete.  Consciously Enraged most likely perpetrated the November 2003 attack to show solidarity with the members of 17N, and perhaps to pressure for a favorable verdict.<br />

It is common for small Greek terrorist organizations to commit a single attack, disband, and then reappear under different names. The arson attack by Consciously Enraged fits this pattern and no further attacks under this name are expected.  However, small-scale arson attacks remain a problem in Greece and the 17N trial outcome may provide ample grounds for continued violence.