Ilias Panagiotaros

Ilias Panagiotaros (Greek: Ηλίας Παναγιώταρος; born 1973[1]) is a convicted Greek neonazi criminal. He was a former member of the Hellenic Parliament until 2019 with the party of Golden Dawn.[2] In September 2013, Panagiotaros was arrested along with four other Golden Dawn MPs as part of a police investigation of the murder of Pavlos Fyssas, which Golden Dawn was accused of being involved in.[3][4] Panagiotaros was charged in court and stood accused of being a member of a criminal organization.[5]

In April 2014, Panagiotaros described Hitler as a "great personality, like Stalin" and denounced homosexuality as a "sickness". Panagiotaros also described most Muslim immigrants to Greece as, "Jihadists; fanatic Muslims" and claimed that he supported the concept of a one-race nation, stating, "if you are talking about nation, it is one race".[6]

References
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  2. Kotsoni, Elektra (May 6, 2012). "Greece's Golden Dawn Is Coming". VICE United Kingdom. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  3. Alderman, Liz (28 September 2013). "Greece Arrests Senior Members of Far-Right Party". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  4. Labropoulou, Elinda (28 September 2013). "Greece: Golden Dawn party leader and 4 lawmakers arrested, police say". CNN. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  5. Stamouli, Nektaria (16 October 2013). "Greek Parliament Votes to Lift Immunity of Golden Dawn Deputies". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  6. "60 Minutes. Greek Tragedy 2040413 (Greek Nationalists, Golden Dawn)". Haaretz. 18 April 2014.
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