Greek far-right party leader held in custody
Leader of the Greek far-right Golden Dawn party will remain in prison until his court hearing, yet to be scheduled.
Thursday, 03.10.2013.
13:32
ATHENS Leader of the Greek far-right Golden Dawn party will remain in prison until his court hearing, yet to be scheduled. Itar-Tass has reported that "around 50 party supporters waving popular party slogans in front of the courthouse, cordoned off by the police." Greek far-right party leader held in custody During his seven-hour testimony on Wednesday night that preceded the court decision to extend his custody, Mihaloliakos, according to unnamed sources, denied the accusations of neo-Nazism leveled against his party, and claimed he was politically persecuted. He also condemned the September murder of a 34-year-old anti-fascist performer Pavlos Fyssas, and denied the party's involvement in the crime. The news agency said he "stressed that Golden Dawn only participated in parliamentary activity, did not have any shock troops and was not involved in assaults on immigrants." Earlier on Wednesday, four MPs from the Popular Association-Golden Dawn group were indicted on charges of membership in a criminal organization. Only one was held in custody, while others were released pending their trial. Nikos Michaloliakos (C) (Xinhua/Beta) B92 ITAR-TASS
Greek far-right party leader held in custody
During his seven-hour testimony on Wednesday night that preceded the court decision to extend his custody, Mihaloliakos, according to unnamed sources, denied the accusations of neo-Nazism leveled against his party, and claimed he was politically persecuted.He also condemned the September murder of a 34-year-old anti-fascist performer Pavlos Fyssas, and denied the party's involvement in the crime.
The news agency said he "stressed that Golden Dawn only participated in parliamentary activity, did not have any shock troops and was not involved in assaults on immigrants."
Earlier on Wednesday, four MPs from the Popular Association-Golden Dawn group were indicted on charges of membership in a criminal organization. Only one was held in custody, while others were released pending their trial.
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