Ilias Panagiotaros

Ilias Panagiotaros (Greek: Ηλίας Παναγιώταρος; born 1973)[1] is a former member of the Hellenic Parliament, representing Golden Dawn and was later tried and convicted of belonging to a criminal organization.[2][3] In September 2013, Panagiotaros was arrested along with four other Golden Dawn MPs as part of a police investigation of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, which Golden Dawn was accused of being involved in.[4][5] Panagiotaros was charged in court and stood accused of being a member of a criminal organization. In 2020, he was found guilty and sentenced to 13 years in prison.[6][7]

In April 2014, Panagiotaros described Hitler as a "great personality, like Stalin" and denounced homosexuality as a "sickness." Panagiotaros also described most Muslim immigrants to Greece as "Jihadists" and "fanatic Muslims" and claimed that he supported the concept of a one-race nation, stating, "if you are talking about nation, it is one race."[8]

References

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  3. ^ Antonopoulos, Paul. "Golden Dawn Found Guilty In Running A Criminal Organization". greekcitytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  4. ^ Alderman, Liz (28 September 2013). "Greece Arrests Senior Members of Far-Right Party". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. ^ Labropoulou, Elinda (28 September 2013). "Greece: Golden Dawn party leader and 4 lawmakers arrested, police say". CNN. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. ^ Stamouli, Nektaria (16 October 2013). "Greek Parliament Votes to Lift Immunity of Golden Dawn Deputies". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Golden Dawn leadership sentenced to 13 years each; life + 14 years for Roupakias (Update)". www.amna.gr. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  8. ^ Smith, Helena (16 April 2014). "Greece's Golden Dawn party describes Hitler as 'great personality'". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2022.