“The
first day of the highly anticipated Golden Dawn trial only lasted two
hours as the neo-Nazi party’s leadership was absent. The court was
adjourned until May 7. Party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and the rest
of the party’s leadership, a total of 14 MPs, were absent. Giorgos
Roupakias, the perpetrator of the murder of musician-activist Pavlos
Fyssas was present. Outside the high security Korydallos
Prison, in Athens, Greece, where the trial is held in a specially
constructed courtroom, there were two separate protest rallies: One
of Golden Dawn members and another of anti-fascist groups.”
“The
trial, expected to last for one year, will likely decide the future
of Greek Parliament’s third-largest party, an openly racist and
anti-Semitic group that used to be on the fringes of national
politics but whose popularity soared as the country sank into
economic crisis.”
“Inside,
anti-fascist and anti-racism groups that have vowed to keep a close
eye on the proceedings are planning to supply enough supporters to
offset an expected crowd of Golden Dawn members. [...] Outside, local
authorities are also preparing for disturbances, with police erecting
barriers to keep the rival groups apatrt.”
Earlier,
according to some information, three witnesses for the case of the
murder of Pavlos Fyssas
were attacked by Golden Dawn supporters while parking their car near
the Korydallos prison. One of them was transfered to the General
State Hospital Of Nikaia.
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