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Thursday, May 7, 2015

Golden Dawn leaders to resume trial in Greece

Leader Nikolaos Michaloliako and 12 more MPs from neo-Nazi party among those accused of operating a criminal organisation after trial was adjourned in AprilThree years to the day after entering the Greek parliament, the men and women behind Europe’s most violent neo-Nazi political party are poised to go on trial in what could be a defining moment for the crisis-plagued country.Accused of masquerading as a political force to pursue a criminal agenda of murder and assault, the entire leadership of the far-right party Golden Dawn will be among the 69 defendants in the dock. The trial, adjourned on technical grounds after a tumultuous beginning on 20 April, resumes on Friday in Athens’ high-security Korydallos prison. Continue reading...


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