Former Golden Dawn lawmaker Eleni Zaroulia turned herself in to police in Athens after an appeals court sentenced her to five years in prison for membership in the criminal organization.

An Athens appeals court upheld prison sentences for key leaders of the far-right Golden Dawn and confirmed life imprisonment for the killer of rapper Pavlos Fyssas, while ordering former lawmaker Eleni Zaroulia to serve a five-year prison sentence.

An appeals court confirmed that the far-right party Golden Dawn operated as a criminal organization, upholding convictions against its leadership and members in a landmark case tied to violent attacks and the 2013 murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas.

In ongoing second-instance trials, the prosecutor describes Golden Dawn as a structured criminal organization rooted in Nazi ideology, while anti-fascist groups and Pavlos Fyssas’ mother rally public support outside the courthouse

Nikos Mihaloliakos was released on Friday with parole conditions, interrupting a lengthy prison sentence for establishing and running a criminal organization

Ilias Panagiotaros and Christos Pappas were convicted for their high-profile roles in Golden Dawn, which was declared a criminal organization by an Athens appellate-level court in October 2020

Fatal stabbing of rapper Fyssas in Sept. 2013 by an ultra-rightist Golden Dawn cadre sparked national outrage and led to its ban as a criminal organization

Michaloliakos was recently relesed from serving a more than 13-year sentence

A judicial council in Lamia, , which will rule on the Kasidiaris request, recently approved the parole of Golden Dawn founder and leader Nikos Mihaloliakos

A judicial council in the south-central city of Lamia this week approved the release of Nikos Michaloliakos after serving four years of a nearly 14-year sentence

He was serving a 13-year and six-month jail term as the leader of the far-right Golden Dawn, which was deemed a criminal ring by a court in 2020

Imprisoned Golden Dawn lieutenant also charged in the Spartiates case

The one-time Golden Dawn top lieutenant and MP is serving a 13-year sentence for establishing, operating a criminal enterprise

The head of Greece’s supreme court prosecutor’s office on Wednesday requested the lifting of immunity for 11 deputies belonging to the far-right Spartiates party, in order to further investigate whether they’re essentially a “front” and controlled by a jailed one-time Golden Dawn lieutenant. If immunity is lifted the high court prosecutor reportedly intends to summon […]