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In this file photo taken on September 28, 2013 the leader of ultra-right wing Golden Dawn party Nikos Michaloliakos is escorted by masked police officers to the prosecutor from the police headquarters in Athens. A Greek court on October 14, 2020 handed a 13-year prison sentence to the leader of neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn for running a criminal organisation. As well as Nikos Michaloliakos, the party's founder -- who received an additional one year for illegal possession of a weapon -- the court also sentenc
October 15th, 2020 - 06:34 GMT

Violent Hate Crimes: Greek Court Sentences Golden Dawn Criminal to 13 Years in Prison

A Greek court has sentenced the leadership of the Golden Dawn movement to 13 years in prison, imposing the near-maximum penalty for running a criminal organisation blamed for numerous violent hate crimes. Presiding judge Maria Lepenioti read out the sentences against Nikos Michaloliakos and other former lawmakers on Wednesday. The landmark ruling follows a five-year trial of dozens of top officials, members and supporters of Golden Dawn, an organisation founded ...
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