Greek police arrested, on Thursday evening, a prominent member of the right-wing and racist Golden Dawn party. Christos Pappas, who is considered the second man in the party, has been in hiding since October 2020 and is now in an apartment in Athens They were arrested, Greek state TV ERT reported, citing police headquarters in Athens.
According to Agence France-Presse, a 52-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly providing shelter to Baba.
Papas and the entire party leadership were tried last fall by a Greek court on charges of creating a criminal organization منظمة He was sentenced to several years in prison This was preceded by a five-year process. He was considered one of the most important figures in the political history of Greece.
The leader of the party, Nikos Mikaloliakos, became like Pappas To 13 years in prison Five other senior members were sentenced to prison terms of between 10 and 13 years. One of the party’s supporters was sentenced to life imprisonment. He had confessed to stabbing the left-wing rapper in 2013. Party members have repeatedly attacked left-wing citizens and immigrants.
was my dad Escape from arrest. He said through his lawyer that he will not face the authorities.
Golden Dawn sat in Parliament in Athens for years. While Greece’s severe financial crisis The party temporarily became the third most powerful force. In the 2019 elections, she failed due to the 3% clause and has not been represented in Parliament in Athens since then.