On Thursday, the administration of the high-security prison Domokos restricted calls from the imprisoned Ilias Kasidiaris, the second-in-command of the far-right Golden Dawn party, following urgent demands from the secretary general for anti-crime policy Sofia Nikolaou.
“I am here because I am innocent. I am here because I want to declare my innocence, ”were the first words of Ilias Kasidiaris to the President of the Court of Appeal. 39-year-old politician convicted of
leadership of a criminal organization
, did not raise his voice for a minute, unlike his lawyers, who spoke about the blood that protesters and politicians demanded from their client.
The prison administration will now monitor and restrict Kasidiaris’s phone calls, allowing them only to those who have the right to visit him in prison or communicate with him via Skype, that is, close family members and his lawyers.
The administration said that if any political activity or calls are noticed that are not related to his personal or family affairs, that is, communication with strangers or discussion with authorized persons of non-personal issues, the communication will be immediately interrupted.
The decision was made after a series of videos were posted on social media, in which Kasidiaris commented on various issues, including the Covid-19 vaccination.
Recall that in October 2020, the final session of the court took place, at which the judgments of the Chrissi Avgi (Golden Dawn) party were passed, and all its leaders were recognized as criminals and sentenced to maximum terms (13.5 years each), under the article “participation in a criminal organizations “.
On October 16, 2020, Ilias Kasidiaris, formerly the second person in the party of Chrissi Avgi (Golden Dawn), appeared before members of the Athens Court of Appeal, declaring his innocence.
“I am here because I am innocent. I am here because I want to declare my innocence, ”were the first words of Ilias Kasidiaris to the President of the Court of Appeal. 39-year-old politician convicted of leadership of a criminal organization, did not raise his voice for a minute, unlike his lawyers, who spoke about the blood that protesters and politicians demanded from their client.
“Even when I was arrested for possession of firearms, I said I was innocent. I was unjustly taken into custody. I am asking for the right to appeal and be tried in second instance. Otherwise, I will lose this right. Therefore, I am asking you to get a suspension now, ”he continued.
As for the irreparable damage to which he referred, if the suspension is not accepted, he did not want to refer to his family environment, but only to the damage that he will incur now that he again begins to professionally engage in politics.
“This 13-year sentence is killing me morally, politically and humanly. It is impossible for 20,000 protesters to violently interfere in the trial, and all politicians cannot come out, and the Prime Minister and President of the Republic cannot announce the court’s decision in advance and seek my conviction. I am not guilty. Do not deny me this right (Pending Appeal Right). This is what I claim. My innocence is based on an 8-hour statement by the prosecutor and a proposal from a competent plaintiff. Please suspend the execution of my sentence, ”concluded Ilias Kasidiaris.
Ilias Kasidiaris (born November 29, 1980) is a Greek politician, a former deputy from the Golden Dawn party (Chrissi Avgi), which was recognized by a Greek court as a criminal organization. On May 21, 2020, he left the ranks of Chrisi Avgi and founded the party “Greeks for the Motherland” (Έλληνες για την Πατρίδα).
After the assassination of Pavlos Fyssas, in September 2013, he was arrested along with other leaders of the Golden Dawn on charges of involvement in a criminal organization, but was released on parole. In 2014 and 2019, he was a candidate for mayor of Athens. He was taken into custody in July 2014, but released a year later.
On May 21, 2020, he announced his resignation from Chrissi Avgi, and a few days later announced the creation of the “Greeks for the Motherland” party. On October 7, 2020, he was recognized guilty in the leadership of the criminal organization “Golden Dawn”. October 14 Kasidiaris and his party associates the verdict was announced, according to which he received 13 years in prison.
Kasidiaris’s speech did not impress the judges, and on October 22, he and 22 other party leaders were delivered sentence – 13.5 years of strict regime.
“Even when I was arrested for possession of firearms, I said I was innocent. I was unjustly taken into custody. I am asking for the right to appeal and be tried in second instance. Otherwise, I will lose this right. Therefore, I am asking you to get a suspension now, ”he continued.
As for the irreparable damage to which he referred, if the suspension is not accepted, he did not want to refer to his family environment, but only to the damage that he will incur now that he again begins to professionally engage in politics.
“This 13-year sentence is killing me morally, politically and humanly. It is impossible for 20,000 protesters to violently interfere in the trial, and all politicians cannot come out, and the Prime Minister and President of the Republic cannot announce the court’s decision in advance and seek my conviction. I am not guilty. Do not deny me this right (Pending Appeal Right). This is what I claim. My innocence is based on an 8-hour statement by the prosecutor and a proposal from a competent plaintiff. Please suspend the execution of my sentence, ”concluded Ilias Kasidiaris.
Ilias Kasidiaris (born November 29, 1980) is a Greek politician, a former deputy from the Golden Dawn party (Chrissi Avgi), which was recognized by a Greek court as a criminal organization. On May 21, 2020, he left the ranks of Chrisi Avgi and founded the party “Greeks for the Motherland” (Έλληνες για την Πατρίδα).
After the assassination of Pavlos Fyssas, in September 2013, he was arrested along with other leaders of the Golden Dawn on charges of involvement in a criminal organization, but was released on parole. In 2014 and 2019, he was a candidate for mayor of Athens. He was taken into custody in July 2014, but released a year later.
On May 21, 2020, he announced his resignation from Chrisi Avgi, and a few days later announced the creation of the Greeks for the Motherland party. On October 7, 2020, he was recognized guilty in the leadership of the criminal organization “Golden Dawn”. October 14 Kasidiaris and his party associates the verdict was announced, according to which he received 13 years in prison.
Kasidiaris’s speech did not impress the judges, and on October 22, he and 22 other party leaders were handed sentence – 13.5 years of strict regime.
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