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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Immunity Lifted For 6 Golden Dawn MP's

ATHENS, Greece (AP) ? Greece's Parliament lifted the immunity from prosecution of six lawmakers from the extreme right-wing Golden Dawn as part of a crackdown on the party sparked by the fatal stabbing last month of a Greek rapper. Golden Dawn lawmakers, who did not oppose the motion, walked out before the vote, which saw near unanimous approval. The government argues the party operates as a criminal organization. Golden Dawn argues that the case against it is politically motivated. 'I am being prosecuted for what I believe in, and not for my actions,' Panagiotis Iliopoulos, one of the lawmakers whose immunity was lifted, said in Parliament ahead of the vote.

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