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3 Oct 2013
Greece continues crackdown on Golden Dawn
FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - While the government crisis in Italy was calmed yesterday, another EU country is still witnessing political unrest. On Thursday Nikos Michaloliakos, the leader of the far-right Golden Dawn party, appeared in court today on charges of running a criminal organization.
Following the assassination of the Greek anti-fascism hip-hop artist Pavlos Fyssas on September 18, many Greek citizens took to the streets to protest against the actions of Golden Dawn, considered to be a neo-Nazi group and blamed for the murder. Support for the party plunged by a third since the attack.
Greek authorities are currently carrying out a crackdown on Golden Dawn, with several of its members already detained and pending trial on charges of participating in a criminal group. Nikos Michaloliakos, who was taken to a high-security prison today, is facing at least a 10 year jail sentence. The party's deputy leader Christos Pappas has also appeared before the court on Thursday.
"This is the most dynamic treatment towards a neo-Nazi criminal organization in European history, perhaps in world history," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou told the Greek television.
Following the assassination of the Greek anti-fascism hip-hop artist Pavlos Fyssas on September 18, many Greek citizens took to the streets to protest against the actions of Golden Dawn, considered to be a neo-Nazi group and blamed for the murder. Support for the party plunged by a third since the attack.
Greek authorities are currently carrying out a crackdown on Golden Dawn, with several of its members already detained and pending trial on charges of participating in a criminal group. Nikos Michaloliakos, who was taken to a high-security prison today, is facing at least a 10 year jail sentence. The party's deputy leader Christos Pappas has also appeared before the court on Thursday.
"This is the most dynamic treatment towards a neo-Nazi criminal organization in European history, perhaps in world history," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou told the Greek television.