Greek appeals court hands neo-Nazi leaders 13-year sentences

“…A Greek appeals court on Wednesday handed 13-year prison terms to leaders of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party in a landmark case over crimes committed at the height of the country’s economic crisis.

The court last week had already found several officials, including its founder-leader Nikos Michaloliakos, guilty of “running a criminal organisation”.

Michaloliakos and five other officials were sentenced to 13-year jail terms — but the 68-year-old leader will remain free on health grounds. His wife Eleni Zaroulia, a former Golden Dawn lawmaker, was however ordered to serve a five year term for participation in a criminal organisation.

Zaroulia had called migrants disease-carrying “sub-humans” in a 2012 speech in parliament.

More than 30 other party officials and members received jail sentences of four to 10 years. Most have already served their terms, or were granted conditional release.

Crimes attributed to the group include the savage beating of Egyptian fishermen in 2012 and the murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas in 2013…”

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