as get more on that story our correspondent john psaropoulos in athens clearly a strong feeling amongst people about this case it's been a long time coming talk us through what was announced by the court today. well the 2 most important decisions were the guilty verdicts for you i guess the merger of history says he is the man whom security and surveillance cameras captured driving up to the point where the wrap up of the species stood on the device of 17th september 23rd teen expecting evidently a physical altercation with right wing is but not a murder attempt he walks up to him past 2 policeman and stabbed him twice in the chest police seem to have been so confused about what happened that no one intervenes to stop this there was a total of 8 police at the scene at that time and they were even attempted to arrest the murdered man he was still alive and with his dying press he pointed to his killer and told them what had happened and showed the police's wounds and that is why little by gas was arrested that night otherwise police seem to have had no clear understanding of what happene

against austerity measures they had a fiercely anti immigrant agenda as well so let's talk to john psaropoulos in athens about this john what does it mean for the future of the party now which you know had that rise what was it 8 years ago now. that's right they entered parliament in 2012 at the height of the greek economic crisis they took 7 percent of the popular vote and they were politically essentially history last year because they didn't make the 3 percent threshold of the popular vote that is required to enter parliament so even though there were. plenty of candidates who could have entered the chamber they simply couldn't take their seats there was no shortage of candidates is what i mean the party is now looking at a very bleak future because not being in parliament it doesn't receive party funding it's lost 19 or 20 salaries m.p. salaries. it has been politically discredited and now it's been criminally discredited as well even though this was a strictly criminal trial the effect is partly political as golden dawn defense lawyers have often pointed out because it's believed this is

comes after the killing of a musician and anti-racism campaigner in 2013 golden dawn member john psaropoulos is our correspondent following that story in athens jon just take us through what's going on in the court today. well the key decision as you say is precisely that golden dawn has been judged guilty of acting as a political party whereas being in reality a legal militia and a criminal organization that took its orders from the top of the hierarchy from the party leader nikos me because he and 7 other senior members of the party the political council have been judged guilty of forming a criminal organization and the other 10 m.p.'s that stood that were elected to parliament in 2012 along with the top 8 men were also convicted of taking part in a criminal organization those 18 members of parliament originally elected in 2012 will now serve sentences of as we understand just at least 10 years which this charge carries although the sentencing is not being carried out today this is a long process that will take probably the next 4 days the 2nd important decision is that the murder of. the

against austerity measures it had a fiercely anti immigrant agenda as well here's more from john psaropoulos in athens i think this is thought to be the 1st time in europe there's a lot see a party or a fascist party has been convicted in its entirety the 18th golden dawn members of parliament who entered the legislature in 2012 with 7 percent of the popular vote all now been given severe prison sentences for the 6 most senior including the party leader 13 years plus 6 months to a year for weapons possession a 7th leading gets 10 years and the remaining 11 which include the wife of the party leader get between. 5 and 7 years for membership in golden dawn that's because golden dawn was deemed by the court to be a criminal organization masquerading as a political party because all of the acts of violence committed by golden dawn members were deemed to be part of a systemic agenda for violence by the party directed by the leadership that's why the leadership has twice the sentences of the other m.p.'s who weren't part of the political committee of the percy so for directing all being a member o

many thanks for that john psaropoulos there for us live in athens well. is a reader in european politics at the university of sorry he says the returning may be the end of golden dorn but not of the far right. well that lead up loose the party the party has been outvoted in parliament anyway and this was kind of a dooming stone let's say to their fate however what it doesn't do is uproot the kind of neo fascist tendencies that may exist in greece and may be expressed through different party formations right now the refugee crisis that has been happening around europe and especially greece on the context of the islands and the refugee camps there has been an important factor in raising issues with immigration and precisely golden dawn was that being on these particular incoming incoming set of immigrants on the islands to perform some of its violent activities now these have not gone away the fact that they will not be sponsored necessarily or be initiated by officials of the golden dawn doesn't mean that the groups that are against immigration are not sti

the murder of a musician and 2013 the group was once the 3rd biggest party in greek politics john psaropoulos is in athens with more on today's ruling. the golden dawn party has now been convicted as being a criminal organization and an illegal militia under the guise of a political party all 18 of its members of parliament who came into parliament in 2012 have now been convicted of membership or leadership of that criminal organization and they will spend many years in jail we don't know how many yet because sentencing is to follow in the coming days the important thing is that over this 5 and a half year long trial more than $100.00 different cases involving. violence in many cases against migrants or leftists that were brought to trial and in most cases golden dawn party members or supporters were found guilty that suggests to the judges that these acts were not random they were not entirely spontaneous they were part of a pattern of behavior the court believes ordered from the top by the party leadership in a way that suggests that the party acts it as an organized crime ring there are re

of murder the party was once greece's 3rd largest political force holding seats in parliament john psaropoulos reports from athens. the guilty verdict against golden dawn could not bring back her son but for the mother of murdered rapper published pieces it was vindication. you did it she said . it was a very positive decision we're very satisfied with the verdict we want to wait and see if the sentences will be satisfactory as well as justice has prevailed because what happened was very unjust on the street outside the supreme court thousands gathered they are not innocent of this ban the nazis in jail read another and when the verdict was announced there were tears of joy and applause and relief. to the arrest and investigation of golden dawn's leadership for dozens of violent crimes against immigrants and leftists these were not isolated incidents the court decided but a pattern of behavior by golden dawn members who took their orders from the top on wednesday the party's 18 members of parliament elected in 2012 were all convicted of membership in a criminal organization and the most senior

stereotype measures and had a fiercely and see immigrants agenda well as cross life that see john psaropoulos he joins us from athens john these are fairly hefty sentences how significant would you say these judgments are. both criminally and politically significant i think this is thought to be the 1st time in europe this a nazi party or a fascist party has been convicted in its entirety the 18 golden dawn members of parliament who entered the legislature in 2012 with 7 percent of the popular vote at all now been given severe prison sentences for the 6 most senior including the party leader 13 years plus 6 months to a year for weapons possession a 7th leading m.p. gets 10 years and the remaining 11 which includes the wife of the party leader get between. 5 and 7 years full membership in golden dawn that's because golden dawn was deemed by the coat to be a criminal organization masquerading as a political party because all of the acts of violence committed by golden dawn members were deemed to be part of a systemic agenda for violence by the party directed by the leadership that's why the lea

where they will be put in in the past or the immediately while we have field takes that is ok john psaropouloshat bring us all the very latest from athens thank you flooding in central vietnam has led to the deaths of at least 28 people french rain inundated villages and submerged an estimated 100000 homes rescuers are trying to reach many stranded with more bad weather on the way as tropical storm nunca heads and. let's get more on the weather now here's evidence. however we got lots of crazy sunshine across the middle east not great surprises here but it could be something of a change on the way if anything it's looking a little on the cool side even here in kos i was got a little more cloud running up towards the levant but not too bad here temperatures at 2627 mid thirty's there for baghdad but take a look at the 34 cells just some thursday we may struggle to get to 31 if we can call that a struggle as we go on through friday not out of the question that you might just catch your spittle spots of rain i think will amount to much but the changing of the seasons never the less must is see th

with a supporter found guilty of murder the party was once greece's 3rd largest political force john psaropoulos reports from athens. the guilty verdict against golden dawn could not bring back her son but for the mother of murdered rapper published she says it was vindication. you did it she said. it was a very positive decision we're very satisfied with the verdict we want to wait and see if the sentences will be satisfactory as well as justice has prevailed because what happened was very unjust on the streets outside the supreme court thousands gathered they are not innocent read this banner nazis in jail read another and when the verdict was announced they were tears of joy and applause and relief. led to the arrest and investigation of goldman dawn's leadership for dozens of violent crimes against immigrants and leftists these were not isolated incidents the court decided but a pattern of behavior by golden dawn members who took their orders from the top on wednesday the party's 18 members of parliament elected in 2012 were all convicted of membership in a criminal organization and the most