The climate was tense in parliament today as justice requests to have parliamentary immunity lifted for three Golden Dawn deputies was discussed.

The Special Permanent Committee on Parliamentary Ethics decided, yesterday, to recommend that Parliament lift immunity from prosecution for six Golden Dawn MPs facing charges of forming a criminal organisation and other offences.

Up to nine Golden Dawn deputies may be charged with high treason, the penalty for which is life imprisonment, according to a report submitted to parliament on Tuesday calling for the lifting of parliamentary immunity for a further three MPs.