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They are not innocent by Àlex Sánchez Aragón
This motto was exclaimed all over Greece regarding the trial of the neo-Nazi party Gold-
en Dawn. The court of Athens declared that this extremely far-right movement was guilty of acting as a criminal organization and not a political party, which meant a turning point for Greek politics.
5,5 years. 453 sessions. 216 witnesses. These
the murder of the Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas in 2013, which was a milestone in this story.
are some of the numbers of the long-awaited conclusion of the Golden Dawn trial that start- The beginning of the trial ed back in 2015 and has ended up with a major result: the neo-Nazi movement was operating as On the night of the 18th of September 2013, Pava criminal organization under the guise of a po- los Fyssas, also known by his stage name Killah litical party. P, was fatally stabbed when 20 men dressed in black assaulted him when he left from a bar in In total, 35 members are now in prison facing his hometown Athens, in the neighborhood of terms up to 13 years, including the leader Ni- Keratsini. Although Golden Dawn always denied kolaos Michaloiakos, imprisoned for leading a any link with the murder, an investigation arose, criminal organization. Other members are behind and their main leaders, Michaloiakos included, bars for participating on the net that ordered were arrested and sent temporarily to prison. many victims’ assassination and assaulting. The most significant sentence is for Giorgos Roupa- In April 2015, the case against Golden Dawn kias, who is facing a life sentence after admitting started with three major cases to solve out: the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, the attempted murder of three Egyptian fishermen in Piraeus port in 2012, and the assault on the Greek Communist party trade union PAME in 2013.
Under the umbrella of these three big incidents,
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the prosecutors began a trial that had to prove that every action involving Golden Dawn members or supporters was not individual or isolated but coordinated to attack the dissidents: immigrants, communists, LGTBIQ+ people, or any hu-
