Kasidiaris denies responsibility for Golden Dawn crimes appeal hearing

[InTime News]

Ilias Kasidiaris, who is serving a 13-year condemnation for his engagement successful the transgression activities of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, has attempted to region himself from the organization’s crimes during his entreaty proceeding astatine Athens Court of Appeals.

Alternating betwixt expressions of remorse and claims of injustice, the erstwhile MP spoke of “vile transgression acts” committed by enactment supporters but said helium had nary work for them.

He condemned the execution of instrumentalist Pavlos Fyssas successful 2013 and the onslaught connected Egyptian fishermen successful 2021, describing the erstwhile incidental arsenic a “heinous crime.”

“I person said that the Fyssas execution was the execution of Golden Dawn. It is condemnable due to the fact that a chap national of ours died, but for maine it is doubly condemnable due to the fact that the perpetrator was a subordinate of Golden Dawn. A heinous crime, which was committed successful beforehand of constabulary officers and nary 1 prevented it. [The perpetrator] ‘murdered’ maine too, due to the fact that I spent six years successful prison. I perpetually condemn it,” helium told the court.

“If I could turn backmost the clock, I wouldn’t unfastened [Golden Dawn] offices everywhere,” helium said, arsenic it led to “control” being “lost” implicit the party.

Kasidiaris besides rejected claims that helium trained enactment members successful military-style exercises, saying the lone photos of him successful uniform were from licensed reserve officers’ nine events. He admitted proposing that Golden Dawn members wear achromatic T-shirts during events, which helium said helium present regrets.

He besides alleged governmental interference successful the archetypal trial proceedings.