{"id":1806806,"date":"2026-03-04T17:57:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1806806"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:57:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T14:57:45","slug":"political-murders-in-athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1806806","title":{"rendered":"Political murders in Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Only one of the two defendants linked to Golden Dawn, including former lawmaker Ilias Kasidiaris, seen here, were in court on WednesdayImage: Angelos Tzortzinis\/AFP<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Greek<\/a> appeals court Wednesday upheld the 2020 convictions of leaders and associates of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn<\/a> party.<\/p>\n

A Greek court in 2020 found the party guilty of running a criminal organization under the disguise of a political party in a major win for democracy<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n

In 2020, the\u00a0party’s leader,\u00a0Nikos\u00a0Michaloliakos, a Holocaust denier, and other top members were found guilty of running and participating in a criminal organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The decision came after a five-year trial.<\/p>\n

Golden Dawn convictions upheld by judges<\/h2>\n

In a unanimous decision, a panel of five judges at the Criminal Appeal Court in Athens confirmed the 2020 convictions of 42 Golden Dawn members and associates who had appealed their sentences.<\/p>\n

They include party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, 68, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison but was released on parole last year<\/a> on health grounds.<\/p>\n

Greece’s conservative Prime Minister\u00a0Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u00a0welcomed the decision.<\/p>\n

“This concerns a traumatic chapter in our parliamentary life, one that I hope and wish we can now leave firmly behind us,”\u00a0he said, speaking in parliament.<\/p>\n

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Political murders in Athens<\/h2>\n

What you need to know about Golden Dawn<\/h2>\n

Golden Dawn was founded as a neo-Nazi party in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

The party rose to prominence during the country’s financial crisis<\/a>, with the party having held seats in parliament between 2012 and 2019.<\/p>\n

Golden Dawn built a national profile based on an anti-austerity and anti-immigrant agenda.<\/p>\n

The party became\u00a0Greece’s third-most popular party at the peak of its financial crisis.<\/p>\n

But a criminal investigation into the party began after the murder of a left-wing rapper,\u00a0Pavlos Fyssas, in 2013.<\/p>\n

The party member who fatally stabbed Fyssas was found guilty of murder in 2020. The appeals court on Wednesday also upheld that decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edited by: Dmytro Hubenko\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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A Greek<\/a> appeals court Wednesday upheld the 2020 convictions of leaders and associates of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn<\/a> party.<\/p>\n

A Greek court in 2020 found the party guilty of running a criminal organization under the disguise of a political party in a major win for democracy<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n

In 2020, the\u00a0party’s leader,\u00a0Nikos\u00a0Michaloliakos, a Holocaust denier, and other top members were found guilty of running and participating in a criminal organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The decision came after a five-year trial.<\/p>\n

Golden Dawn convictions upheld by judges<\/h2>\n

In a unanimous decision, a panel of five judges at the Criminal Appeal Court in Athens confirmed the 2020 convictions of 42 Golden Dawn members and associates who had appealed their sentences.<\/p>\n

They include party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, 68, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison but was released on parole last year<\/a> on health grounds.<\/p>\n

Greece’s conservative Prime Minister\u00a0Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u00a0welcomed the decision.<\/p>\n

“This concerns a traumatic chapter in our parliamentary life, one that I hope and wish we can now leave firmly behind us,”\u00a0he said, speaking in parliament.<\/p>\n

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Political murders in Athens<\/h2>\n

What you need to know about Golden Dawn<\/h2>\n

Golden Dawn was founded as a neo-Nazi party in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

The party rose to prominence during the country’s financial crisis<\/a>, with the party having held seats in parliament between 2012 and 2019.<\/p>\n

Golden Dawn built a national profile based on an anti-austerity and anti-immigrant agenda.<\/p>\n

The party became\u00a0Greece’s third-most popular party at the peak of its financial crisis.<\/p>\n

But a criminal investigation into the party began after the murder of a left-wing rapper,\u00a0Pavlos Fyssas, in 2013.<\/p>\n

The party member who fatally stabbed Fyssas was found guilty of murder in 2020. The appeals court on Wednesday also upheld that decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edited by: Dmytro Hubenko\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A Greek<\/a> appeals court Wednesday upheld the 2020 convictions of leaders and associates of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn<\/a> party.<\/p>\n

A Greek court in 2020 found the party guilty of running a criminal organization under the disguise of a political party in a major win for democracy<\/a> in the country.<\/p>\n

In 2020, the\u00a0party’s leader,\u00a0Nikos\u00a0Michaloliakos, a Holocaust denier, and other top members were found guilty of running and participating in a criminal organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The decision came after a five-year trial.<\/p>\n

In a unanimous decision, a panel of five judges at the Criminal Appeal Court in Athens confirmed the 2020 convictions of 42 Golden Dawn members and associates who had appealed their sentences.<\/p>\n

They include party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, 68, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison but was released on parole last year<\/a> on health grounds.<\/p>\n

Greece’s conservative Prime Minister\u00a0Kyriakos Mitsotakis\u00a0welcomed the decision.<\/p>\n

“This concerns a traumatic chapter in our parliamentary life, one that I hope and wish we can now leave firmly behind us,”\u00a0he said, speaking in parliament.<\/p>\n

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n

Golden Dawn was founded as a neo-Nazi party in the 1980s.<\/p>\n

The party rose to prominence during the country’s financial crisis<\/a>, with the party having held seats in parliament between 2012 and 2019.<\/p>\n

Golden Dawn built a national profile based on an anti-austerity and anti-immigrant agenda.<\/p>\n

The party became\u00a0Greece’s third-most popular party at the peak of its financial crisis.<\/p>\n

But a criminal investigation into the party began after the murder of a left-wing rapper,\u00a0Pavlos Fyssas, in 2013.<\/p>\n

The party member who fatally stabbed Fyssas was found guilty of murder in 2020. The appeals court on Wednesday also upheld that decision.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edited by: Dmytro Hubenko\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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