Greek Supreme Court seeks to question 11 far-right lawmakers for alleged election fraud

By Ahmet Gencturk

ATHENS (AA) - The Greek Supreme Court seeks to question 11 lawmakers from the far-right Spartans party for alleged election fraud, media reports said Wednesday.

Prosecutor Georgia Adilini sent a request to parliament asking permission to summon the lawmakers to appear as suspects for having deceived voters in the recent parliamentary elections, according to state-run AMNA news agency.

The lawmakers are accused of falsely presenting themselves to voters as ascribing to the values of the Spartans party led by Vasilis Stigas, whose organization and actions meet the criteria outlined under electoral law.

But the prosecutor claimed they were selected by Ilias Kasidiaris and recognized him as their real leader, who directed their actions from prison.

Kasidiaris was founder of the now-disbanded criminal group, Golden Dawn. He was convicted in 2020 of forming and running a criminal organization under the pretext of a political party.​​​​​​​