The leader of the far-right Greek party “Έλληνες” (“Greeks”), former deputy president of the “Golden Dawn” party (Χρυσής Αυγής) Ilias Kasidiaris, who tried to take part in the parliamentary elections in June this year, was allowed to leave prison for five days.
Ilias Kasidiaris was allowed to leave Domokos prison in central Greece. on Friday, subject to return on Wednesday. The reasons for the temporary release are “prison leave” allowed in Greek law for prisoners.
Kasidiaris applied for release in early September, but the decision was then postponed until after local elections, since he was a candidate for the position of mayor of Athens and received 8.3% of the vote.
Formerly Kasidiaris couldn’t accept participation in parliamentary electionsas leading political parties insisted that Greece’s Supreme Administrative Court bar him from the elections.
According to ERT, the only condition that the prison board has imposed on Ilias Kasidiaris is that he mandatory daily appearance at the police station.
Ilias Kasidiaris, sentenced to 13 years in prison for leading a criminal organization, argued in a statement filed Sept. 10 that he had served most of his sentence, allowing him to receive prison leave. on based on the provisions of the law. In the same statement he referred to the fact that has not committed a disciplinary offense in prison, At the same time, he did not fail to mention that from the beginning of next year he also has the right to apply for parole.
Others have previously enjoyed prison leave famous prisoners, incl. convicted of terrorism Dimitris Koufodinasa full-time killer of the terrorist organization “November 17”, as well as hisOlga in terrorist organizationAnd Savvas Xiros.
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