Trial of Greece's Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn party reopens in prison courtroom
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The trial of the leadership and dozens of members of Greece's extreme right Golden Dawn party has resumed, with the defendants facing charges of operating as a criminal organization that conducted a campaign of beatings and stabbings against migrants and left-wing opponents.
The case against 69 people including party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and members of parliament is being heard under tight security in a special courtroom in Greece's largest prison, Korydallos.
Thursday's session was the second day of the trial, which was postponed after its initial opening last month for procedural reasons.
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Michaloliakos, who is under house arrest after serving the maximum allowable 18 months in pre-trial detention, was not present. The court was again dealing largely with procedural issues.
Hundreds of anti-Golden Dawn protesters gathered outside the prison.