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Iias Kasidiaris, former Golden Dawn politician who had been found guilty along with others of leading a criminal organisation and face 13 years in prison, looks on during a Golden Dawn trial, in Athens
GREECE’S state prosecutor Adamantia Economou continued her battle for the suspension of jail terms for all but one of the fascist Golden Dawn party members convicted of leading a criminal organisation last week.
Proceedings are expected to continue today in a process drawn out by Ms Economous’s insistence on recommending that all of those found guilty, with the exception of Giorgos Roupakis, be allowed to remain free pending appeal.
The hearing was suspended on Tuesday after judge Maria Lepeniotou challenged the prosecutors call for suspensions, saying that she had overlooked that fact that 11 of the 57 convicted had criminal records, including for manslaughter and grievous bodily harm.
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