Christos Pappas (Greek: Χρήστος Παππάς; born 1962, Athens[1]) is a Greek politician, convicted criminal[2] and a former deputy leader of the Greek Parliament for the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party.

Criminal conviction

After a trial lasting five years, on 22 October 2020, Pappas was sentenced to 13 years and 3 months in prison for administrating a criminal organization.[3] As the Greek Police were not able to track him, it was thought that he may have fled abroad and a European arrest warrant was issued.[3]

On 1 July 2021, however, he was arrested at an apartment in Central Athens, Greece.[3] Police also arrested a woman on the charge of offering shelter to the wanted criminal.

References

  1. "MEDIAMOUSE | Ποιος είναι ο Χρήστος Παππάς – Το βιογραφικό του βουλευτή της Χρυσής Αυγής | Από... τα Μέσα | Ποιος είναι ο Χρήστος Παππάς – Το βιογραφικό του βουλευτή της Χρυσής Αυγής". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  2. "Εγκληματική οργάνωση η Χρυσή Αυγή". October 7, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Greek police arrest fugitive deputy leader of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn". POLITICO. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2021-07-02.


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