Ilias Panayiotaros
As Golden Dawn nurses wounds, far-right newcomer surfaces
European Parliament elections gave observers of the far right in Greece something to smile about as Golden Dawn lost nearly half of its votes compared to the previous EU ballot in 2014. But it was not all good news.
GD trial to go to new court in September, new venue sought in interim
Parliament votes to lift immunity of GD MP
Parliament has voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of Golden Dawn MP Ilias Panayiotaros to face charges of assault and robbery, according to reports.
The neofascist MP is accused of attacking a foreign migrant. Panayiotaros on Monday denied the charges, saying they are politically motivated.
Golden Dawn is utterly clean. It has nothing to be afraid of, he said.
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Neo-Nazi MP sold hygiene products to NGO backed by refugee fund
A firm owned by Golden Dawn MP Ilias Panayiotaros sold 25,000 euros worth of hygiene products to the nongovernmental organization Doctors of the World and received part of its payment from the European Refugee Fund, it was revealed in Parliament on Friday.