Golden Dawn leader to be released from prison due to health reasons

Nikos Michaloliakos, the jailed person of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group, will beryllium released from situation pursuing a determination by a judicial assembly astatine Lamia Misdemeanor Court.

It is understood that Michaloliakos, 67, cited wellness reasons successful his exertion for release.

The Golden Dawn leader, who was sentenced to 13.5 years’ imprisonment successful the archetypal lawsuit successful 2020, will stay under location apprehension astatine his location successful the bluish Athens suburb of Pefki, and indispensable study to his section constabulary station each period for the adjacent three years.

The ruling comes much than a year aft his little merchandise successful May 2024, which was overturned the pursuing month. At the time, helium was returned to situation aft continuing to praise and support Nazi-inspired practices embraced by the party’s hardcore.

These practices resulted successful the brutal execution of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas successful 2013 and different transgression actions.