Greece: Fugitive far-right Golden Dawn leader arrested dw.com 2 hrs ago © Provided by dw.com Pappas owned a furniture store before going into politics
Greek authorities on Thursday arrested Christos Pappas, the deputy leader of the far-right Golden Dawn political party and a former member of Greek parliament.
Pappas has been on the run from authorities since October, when he was sentenced to more than 13 years in jail. A landmark trial that month convicted over 50 Golden Dawn defendants on charges such as running a criminal organization, murder and assault.
What do we know so far?
Police arrested Pappas in the Athens neighborhood of Zografou. He was living in an apartment registered under a different name.
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