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Golden Dawn leader and ex-MPs found guilty in landmark trial
Thousands welcome verdict in Athens after biggest trial of fascists since Nuremberg
A Greek court has delivered an overwhelming conviction against Golden Dawn, finding the neo-fascist party guilty of operating a criminal gang that brutally targeted opponents…
- Helena Smith
- The Guardian
At the end of a trial launched more than five years ago, the three-member tribunal headed by presiding judge Maria Lepenioti, announced that seven of Golden Dawn’s…
Others were found guilty of the lesser charge of participating in the criminal gang.
The judgement was met with jubilation by thousands who…