Greek Police Arrest Leader of Nationalist Golden Dawn

Greek police arrested Nikolaos Michaloliakos, leader of the nationalist Golden Dawn party, as part of an investigation into alleged criminal activity by the political movement.

Fellow Golden Dawn lawmakers Ilias Kasidiaris, Yannis Lagos, Ilias Panagiotaros, Yiorgos Germenis as well as 13 other party officials were also arrested today and taken to police headquarters in Athens, where they are waiting to appear before an investigating judge, said a police spokeswoman, who asked not to be identified in line with department policy. Arrest warrants have been issued for 20 other party members, she said.