Artemios Matthaiopoulos Explained

Artemios Matthaiopoulos (Greek: Αρτέμης Ματθαιόπουλος; born 14 March 1984, Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician and convicted criminal, former member of parliament for Golden Dawn for Serres.[1] Before entering politics, he was a member of the Nazi punk band "Pogrom" and once sang of wanting to burn down the Greek parliament and killing immigrants who did not speak Greek. His neo-Nazism led to protests from the Greek Jewish community when he was elected. In 2020, Matthaiopoulos was convicted in a mass trial of Golden Dawn politicians for running a criminal organisation. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Στοιχεία Επικοινωνίας Βουλευτών.
  2. News: Greece Golden Dawn: Neo-Nazi leaders guilty of running crime gang. BBC News. 7 October 2020.
  3. News: Nikitas Siois resigned . 5 April 2020 . Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece.
  4. News: Pangalos . James Bone and Philip . 'Nazi punk' is Greece's newest MP . 5 April 2020 . . en.
  5. Web site: Mandrou . Ioanna . 2020-10-15 . Court reconvening after Golden Dawn leadership given13-year terms eKathimerini.com . 2023-08-30 . www.ekathimerini.com . English.