Golden Dawn leader to be released from jail 

Nikos Michaloliakos, the former leader of the now-defunct neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn who was serving a multi-year prison sentence for running a criminal organization will be released from jail, a court ruled on Thursday.

The Judicial Council of Misdemeanors of Lamia ruled that the former leader of Golden Dawn fulfils the formal requirements for a conditional early release after serving three fifths of his 13-year sentence.

At the hearing, the public prosecutor argued against Michaloliakos' release, saying that although he meets the legal requirements, he has shown no remorse for his actions or moral improvement, citing his extensive writings where Michaloliakos claims he is imprisoned because of his political beliefs. The Council, however, deemed that the articles glorifying the neo-Nazi ideology do not constitute illegal actions.

He is banned from leaving...