GOLDEN DAWN CONVICTION

Liberty and democracy prevailed. Both those who carried out Golden Dawn’s crimes and those who masterminded them should be jailed now Yet this battle is not over.

'This is proof of the power of the parliamentary system and of the separation of powers - of unity, truth and the proper functioning [of the state],' the PM said after the verdict.

The trial of Golden Dawn lasted five-and-a-half years and that was in order to safeguard judicial procedures and the rights of the defendants.