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Golden Dawn leader, MPs among 72 to stand trial

Greek judges are sending 72 members of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn including its leaders to trial for crimes including murder, a judicial source said on Wednesday.

?Seventy-two people, including party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and all of Golden Dawn's lawmakers in the previous parliament will be tried,? the source said.

Chomsky: EU reaction to Greek bid to reverse austerity was 'extremely savage'

The American left-wing philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky has said that the European Union's reaction to the new Greek government's bid to roll back austerity policies in the debt-hit country was ?extremely savage,? while warning of a far-right backlash.

?The reaction to SYRIZA was extremely savage,? Chomsky said in an interview with Democracy Now! on Tuesday.

Kasidiaris hearing for TV beating postponed

An Athens court on Friday postponed the trial of Golden Dawn’s Ilias Kasidiaris over charges of attempted grievous bodily harm to March 1st, 2016. The postponement was due to action called by lawyers.

The case centered on charges brought against Kasidiaris by Greek Communist Party (KKE) MP Liana Kanelli, following a televised brawl on June 2012.

Pavlos Fyssas murder trial expected to start before the end of the year

The trial over the September 2013 murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas by a self-proclaimed member of Golden Dawn, an act that sparked a large-scale investigation into the alleged criminal activities of the neo-Nazi party, is expected to start before the end of the year, Kathimerini has learned.

Golden dawn members detained at Acropolis for distributing leaflets

Around 50 members of Golden Dawn were reportedly detained at the Acropolis on Saturday for distributing leaflets to visitors which claimed that the party is suffering from political persecution.

The leaflets were in English, French and German, and were being distributed at the archaeological site.

Two GD deputies conditionally released following depositions [Update]

Two Golden Dawn MPs were conditionally released on Friday after facing special magistrates investigating criminal charges against the neo-Nazi party.

Polyvios Zisimopoulos and Antonis Gregos (photo), who both denied the charges, were each ordered to pay 20,000 euros in bail and were banned from leaving the country.

Golden Dawn chief’s wife to see judges next week

The two magistrates investigating Golden Dawn on Thursday gave Eleni Zaroulia, a party MP and the wife of its leader Nikos Michaloliakos, five more days before she has to provide a deposition.

Zaroulia was due to face Ioanna Klapa and Maria Dimitropoulou on Thursday but her lawyer was not able to attend so she was allowed to put off her deposition until Tuesday.

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