Former Golden Dawn lawmaker Eleni Zaroulia surrendered to police in Athens on Thursday morning following a court ruling ordering her to serve a prison sentence for membership in the far-right organization.

Zaroulia turned herself in shortly before 10:30 a.m. at the police station in the northern Athens suburb of Pefki. She arrived accompanied by her daughter after leaving her home through a side entrance and did not make any public statement upon entering the station.

Five-Year Sentence for Membership in Criminal Organization

The development comes one day after an Athens appeals court sentenced Zaroulia to five years in prison for participation in a criminal organization.

The court rejected her request to convert the prison sentence, clearing the way for her imprisonment.

Although Zaroulia’s sentence is among the lighter penalties handed down in the case, the court ordered her to serve the prison term because she had not previously served any portion of the sentence imposed in the original trial.

Eleni Zaroulia, wife of Golden Dawn founder Nikos Michaloliakos, turns herself in at the Pefki police station.

Zaroulia is the wife of Nikos Michaloliakos, the founder and former leader of Golden Dawn, who has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for directing the organization.

Other Convicted Members Also Sent to Prison

Three additional defendants convicted as members of the organization are also being taken into custody to begin serving their prison sentences following the appeals court ruling.

Giorgos Dimou was sentenced to seven years in prison for aiding in the murder of Pavlos Fyssas and for membership in a criminal organization.

Konstantinos Papadopoulos also received a seven-year sentence for attempted murder in connection with an attack on Egyptian fishermen, as well as for participation in the organization.

A third defendant, Georgios Skalkos, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aiding in the murder of Fyssas and for membership in the organization.

Part of Wider Golden Dawn Appeals Ruling

The ruling was part of the latest decisions in the long-running Golden Dawn trial, one of the most significant criminal cases in modern Greek political history.

The appeals court upheld prison sentences for the core leadership of the far-right group, confirming 13-year sentences for several senior figures, including Michaloliakos, and maintaining a life sentence for Giorgos Roupakias, the man who killed anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas in 2013.

Greek courts have ruled that Golden Dawn operated as a criminal organization under the guise of a political party, targeting migrants, political opponents and other groups.