Ilias Kasidiaris
Greece
Jailed Golden Dawn MPs Given Leave to Attend Swearing-In Ceremonies
The imprisoned MPs of the Greek ultra nationalist Golden Dawn party were given a special leave from Korydallos prison, in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday in order to attend swearing-in ceremonies as they have been elected municipal and regional councilors in the last local...
Greece
9th Greek Far-right Lawmaker Jailed Pending Trial
ATHENS, (AP) - Greek judges have jailed a ninth lawmaker in connection with a criminal investigation into Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn — the country's third most popular party.
Ilias Kassidiaris, a prominent Golden Dawn lawmaker, faces illegal firearms charges that, if...
Crime
Golden Dawn MPs Return to Jail After Testifying
Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, and MPs Christos Pappas and Yiannis Lagos were brought back to Korydallos Prison in Athens on Friday after refusing to answer the prosecutors' questions.
The three Golden Dawn members, facing charges of illegal possession of weapons and...
Crime
Court Places Eleni Zaroulia Under House Arrest
After resolving the dispute between the prosecutor and the investigating judges, the judicial council finally decided that Eleni Zaroulia, the wife of Golden Dawn’s leader, Nikos Michaloliakos, will be placed under house arrest. She was charged with the offense...
Greece
Samaras' Golden Dawn Trump Card: Joker
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, the New Democracy Capitalist leader, may yet rue that he sat on his hands and let the neo-Nazi nutcakes of Golden Dawn run amok, beating immigrants, demanding the arrest of blasphemers, shutting down plays,...
Greece
Another Golden Dawn MP in Jail
Golden Dawn MP Artemis Matthaiopoulos has been jailed after making his plea before the investigating judges, Ioanna Klapa and Maria Dimitropoulou.
The investigating judges came to this decision because the Golden Dawn MP has been accused of the integration and...
Greece
Golden Dawn Nazi Pictures Arise
As the Greek Justice system builds a case of running a criminal gang against the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, photos have surfaced showing its leaders giving Nazi salutes in front of a giant Swastika flag.
Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, who...
Greece
Golden Dawn MP Released on Bail; Banned from Speaking Publicly
Golden Dawn lawmaker Michalis Arvanitis was released from custody on Friday. He was remanded in custody on charges of directing and participating in a criminal organization.
After testifying at the Greek highest court's investigating magistrates Ioanna Klapa and Maria Dimitropoulou, the 72 year-old Golden Dawn lawmaker...
Crime
Golden Dawn Keeps Lock On Third
Its leaders are locked up or arrested, its message discredited by human rights organizations, the government trying to dismantle it, but the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party still took third in European Parliament elections and won three seats in Greece's...
Europe
UKIP, Golden Dawn, Far-Right Keeps Rising in Europe
In what was called a "political earthquake," far-right extremists parties - from Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn to the National Front in France and even up to Denmark - rose to take seats in the European Parliament elections.
Analysts said the...