ATHENS: Two suspected members of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn went on trial on Wednesday, accused of stabbing a 27-year-old Pakistani man to death.
Dionyssis Liakopoulos, 25, and Christos Steriopoulos, 29, risk a life sentence if found guilty of the drive-by killing of Shehzad Luqman, whose parents live in Lahore, in Athens last January.
They were arrested a few hours after the murder when a taxi driver who witnessed the attack reported their motorbike number plate to police. According to the driver, the pair drove up behind the victim and assaulted him as he cycled near the Athens Acropolis.
A search of Liakopoulos’ home uncovered leaflets from the neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, according a to a police source. Both men deny being members of the party.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 19th, 2013.
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