Magda Fyssa

In a statement on Wednesday, Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis appeared to question the police in connection to the clashes on Tuesday at the trial of Golden Dawn members accused of being involved in the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas.

Fights broke out between Golden Dawn supporters and anarchists in the courtroom.

Magda Fyssa, mother of slain anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas, testified during an emotional session at a makeshift court at Korydallos prison. She said that the ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn (GD) party had ordered the assassination of her son on September 18, 2013.

The trial of Golden Dawn MPs continued on Friday with the harrowing testimony of the mother of slain anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas. Magda Fyssa, the mother, took the stand to speak of the last moments of her son who was fatally stabbed by Giorgos Roupakias, a member of the neo-Nazi party.

 Group of leftist protesters try to burst into makeshift prison courtroom

The trial of Golden Dawn was adjourned again Friday when a group of protesters tried to barge into the makeshift courtroom at Korydallos maximum security jail.