Leader of Golden Dawn party to remain in custody for another six months

The Board of Appeals decided on Thursday to extend the custody of far-right Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, who is accused of being the leader and mastermind of a criminal organisation.

By ordinance of the board, which convened on the occasion of the expiration of the first six-month period of custody of Michaloliakos since last October, it was ordered that his custody term be extended by another six-month period, as the rationale behind it has not ceased to apply.

In its decision, the board took under consideration all evidence of the case and the extended indictment facing Michaloliakos, who is charged with full knowledge and coordination of the allegedly unlawful activities of Golden Dawn.

A few days ago, similar ordinances had ordered the extension of custody for Golden Dawn MPs Giannis Lagos and Christos Pappas. Today, there are six Golden Dawn MPs in total who are being held in prisons in the framework of the crackdown under way of the party's activities.