Last defendant testifies over Fyssas murder in Golden Dawn trial

The part of the ongoing trial into Golden Dawn dealing with the September 2013 murder of a 34-year-old musician by a self-professed member of the far-right party ended on Friday with the testimony of the last defendant.

Aristotelis Chrysafitis denied any knowledge of a series of telephone calls made on the night of the killing between the leadership and members of the party's chapter in Nikaia, close to where rapper Pavlos Fyssas was stabbed to death by confessed killer Giorgos Roupakis, calls which the prosecution says shows the involvement of high-ranking party members in the incident.

Under questioning from judges, Chrysafitis dismissed evidence of several calls he made on the night of the killing, including to Nikaia chapter chief Giorgos Patelis, saying that he was a "sociable guy" who liked to talk to his friends and that he had called Patelis to discuss a food...