Golden Dawn criminal organisation case to open on April 20
- Written by E.Tsiliopoulos
The trial on the extreme-right Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) criminal organisation case will open on April 20 in a specially modified hall in Korydallos Prison in the greater Piraeus area, where they are held, it was announced on Monday.
Seventy defendants will stand trial, among them a girl who will be tried in a juvenile court, according to Judicial Council decision No 215/2015.
The defendants in the GD criminal organisation case include 18 current and former GD deputies, among them party leader Nikos Mihaloliakos, and 52 party cadres, members of the organisation's units in Nikea, Perama and Piraeus.
The charges vary for each defendant and include, among others, joining a criminal organisation, possessing arms illegally, and attempted murder.
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