Lagos to be extradited

prosecutor’s office said yesterday that the decision to extradite far-right European Parliament lawmaker Ioannis Lagos is final and executable, paving the way for the former Golden Dawn lawmaker to be flown to Greece in the next few days. According to the announcement, Lagos did not appeal the decision for his extradition before the deadline to do so expired on Monday. Lagos was convicted to 13 years in prison by a court in Athens last October for being a leading member of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, which was labeled a criminal organization by the Greek judges. He fled to Brussels after the ruling but was arrested on a European warrant in April after his immunity was lifted by European Parliament lawmakers. The date of his extradition has not been released for security reasons. A total of 18 former Golden Dawn lawmakers were convicted in October and 16 are in prison. Christos Pappas, the de facto Number 2 to party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, remains at large.

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Mt Athos reopens. The monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece is reopening its doors to pilgrims and visitors after a months-long lockdown, according to an announcement yesterday. Visitors to the self-governed territory on a promontory of the Halkidiki peninsula will be allowed back in only on strict conditions. These include submitting to a test at the port of entry to the monastic community, restrictions on the number of visitors and guests allowed in per day and a ban on the movement of pilgrims between monasteries without proper authorization.

Teacher sued. A 50-year-old high school teacher in Thessaloniki was arrested yesterday following a lawsuit filed against him by the school principal, for appearing in class without having previously taken a self-test and refusing to leave the premises. The incident occurred at a school in the area of Thermi.