Giorgos Germenis
Crime
Golden Dawn MP Convicted of 2013 Attack on Athens Mayor
The mayor of Athens has welcomed a four-month suspended jail sentence for a far-right lawmaker convicted of trying to assault him.
Georgios Kaminis tweeted: "Neo-Nazis and fascism before justice. This is the road."
A lawmaker for the far-right Golden Dawn party, Giorgos Germenis,...
Crime
Citizens of Korydallos District React to the Upcoming Golden Dawn Trial
The upcoming trial of Greece's extreme right Golden Dawn party, scheduled for April 20, has caused the firm reaction of citizens and business owners in the district of Korydallos, Athens, where Greece's largest prison is located. The Nazi-inspired party members' and supporters'...
Crime
Extreme Right Golden Dawn Trial Date and Place May Change After Reactions
Extreme right Golden Dawn's upcoming trial is currently at stake due to numerous reactions expressed even from within the governing leftist SYRIZA party. The Education Ministry was the last one to add its voice to those questioning the plans...
Crime
Extreme Right Golden Dawn Leader Michaloliakos and MP Lagos Released Ahead of Trial
Extreme Right Golden Dawn's imprisoned leader Nikos Michaloliakos and senior MP Ioannis Lagos, who, among others, are currently facing charges over running and belonging to a criminal organization were released from Korydallos prison today, after the 18-month pretrial custody...
Crime
Extreme Right Golden Dawn Trial to Begin on April 20
In a specially designed room of Greece's largest prison, Korydallos, is expected to begin the trial of extreme right Golden Dawn party members and supporters on April 20. Among the 70 charged of running and belonging to the neo-Nazi criminal organization are...
Crime
Neo-Nazis Vandalize Pavlos Fyssas' Memorial in Athens
The memorial of anti-fascist activist and rapper Pavlos Fyssas, who has been assassinated by extreme right, xenophobic Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias in September 2013, has been defaced by unknown individuals on Wednesday night. The local memorial, erected on the...
Greece
Who Will Be Part of the Next Greek Parliament?
Many Greek politicians were neck to neck against their fellow candidates in several constituencies across Greece, aiming to earn a seat in the new Greek Parliament.
According to election results, SYRIZA’s Gavriil Sakellaridis and Nikolaos Voutsis, as well as New Democracy...
Greece
Golden Dawn Prepares Election Campaign in Greek Jail
A Greek appeals prosecutor has refused to let the Golden Dawn members currently in jail take a furlough in order to participate in their party’s political campaign for the upcoming January 25 elections.
The request has been submitted by Golden Dawn leader...
Greece
Handcuffs and Tears as Greek Parliament Lifts 4 MPs' Immunity
Despite tears and tantrums, parliamentary immunity enjoyed by Greece 's Golden Dawn MPs Giorgos Germenis and Nikos Michos, as well as two former (now independent) members, Chrysovalantis Alexopoulos and Stathis Boukouras, was lifted at a dramatic vote in the chamber Wednesday.
The decision to...
Greece
Golden Dawn Spokesman Wants Athens Mayor's Seat
Ilias Kasidiaris, the spokesman for Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, facing charges along with other party leaders of running a criminal gang, told supporters that he will run for Mayor of Athens next year despite the government's vow to...