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Golden Dawn Leader Nikos Michaloliakos Jailed Pending Trial
Nikos Michaloliakos, the leader of the far-right Golden Dawn party was jailed on charges of belonging to a criminal group, officials said on Thursday. Michaloliakos will be awaiting trial in jail contrary to Golden Dawn MP's Ilias Kasidiaris and Ilias Panayotaors...
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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...
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Defiant Michaloliakos: "Don't You Dare Touch Me"
Jailed Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, brought back to Parliament on June 4 to testify as his colleagues debated whether to further lift immunity protection, spat out a rant of defiance.
"You are a sad minority government, you put me...
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Michaloliakos Settled in Women's Wing
On October 4, Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos arrived at around five in the afternoon at the Korydallos Prison Complex. Michaloliakos is detained on the charges of directing a criminal organization.
Golden Dawn MP Giannis Lagos was also led to...
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Michaloliakos' Custody Tops Global Headlines
A court decision to remand Golden Dawn leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos in custody has topped the headlines of the foreign media.
In Britain, the Guardian goes under the title "Golden Dawn leader jailed pending trial after Athens hearing," while BBC’s main...
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Cuffed Michaloliakos Leads Golden Dawn Defiance
The 19 people arrested in the Greek police roundup of members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party were taken to Building 16 of the Greek courts main headquarters in Athens.
Taken out of police headquarters on the way to court,...
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Greek Golden Dawn Leader Nikolaos Michaloliakos and MPs Arrested [update]
Greek police have arrested Nikos Michaloliakos, the leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party that is under fire in the killing of an anti-fascist for which one of its members was charged, was arrested on the morning of Sept....
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Michaloliakos Doesn’t Exclude Collective Resignation of the Parliament
After the official statements of Nikos Michaloliakos, the political developments are moving rapidly and the elections remain a possibility.
The leader of the Golden Dawn stressed that they will exhaust all legal means, and he didn’t exclude, nor confirm the...
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Michaloliakos Slurs Adetokunbo
The Secretary General of Golden Dawn, Nikos Michaloliakos, used insulting language about Adetokunbo. In an interview on a television show he likened the international basketball player with a chimpanzee.
When the hosts asked him to comment on the photograph of...
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Newly Elected Athens Council Member Michaloliakos Raises Hand in Nazi Salute
Strong criticism and reactions drew the gesture of Athens city council's newly elected member Nikos Michaloliakos, to salute in Nazi style during a heated debate at a council session.
Mayor Giorgos Kaminis and the city council were debating a canceled...
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Golden Dawn Fugitive Christos Pappas Arrested in Greece
Fugitive Christos Pappas, the former deputy leader of the infamous Neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, has been apprehended and arrested in Athens, Greece. Golden Dawn was found to be a criminal organization and its leadership was convicted shortly after. Although...
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European Arrest Warrant Issued for Greek Neo-Nazi Fugitive Pappas
A European arrest warrant was issued on Tuesday for Christos Pappas, the neo-Nazi former lawmaker, who is on the run after his conviction in October 2020.
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Golden Dawn MEP Skips Arrest, Enjoying Parliamentary Immunity in Brussels
Member of European Parliament Ioannis Lagos, a former leader of Golden Dawn, has been able to avoid arrest after being sentenced by a Greek court for his part in leading the group, since he is currently in Brussels enjoying...
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Greek Police Fiasco as Convicted Golden Dawn Neo-Nazi Goes AWOL
Greek police are under fire on Friday for failing to arrest a leading Golden Dawn figure who disappeared after a court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
Police say that the whereabouts of Christos Pappas, believed to have been...
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Greek Court Sends Golden Dawn Leaders to Prison
A Greek court upheld its ruling to sentence the leaders of the criminal organization Golden Dawn to 13 years in prison, overruling an earlier recommendation by the public prosecutor that the sentences should be suspended pending appeal.
Following the ruling,...