Artemios Matthaiopoulos

Artemios Matthaiopoulos (Greek: Αρτέμης Ματθαιόπουλος; born 14 March 1984, Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician and convicted criminal,[1] former member of parliament for Golden Dawn for Serres.[2] Before entering politics, he was a member of the Nazi punk band "Pogrom" and once sang of wanting to burn down the Greek parliament and killing immigrants who did not speak Greek. His neo-Nazism led to protests from the Greek Jewish community when he was elected.[3][4]

References

  1. "Greece Golden Dawn: Neo-Nazi leaders guilty of running crime gang". BBC News. 7 October 2020.
  2. "Στοιχεία Επικοινωνίας Βουλευτών".
  3. "Nikitas Siois resigned". Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. Pangalos, James Bone and Philip. "'Nazi punk' is Greece's newest MP". The Times. Retrieved 5 April 2020.


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