"In a statement to VICE News, Hans-Jakob Schindler, the senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said that the finding that Golden Dawn was a crime group, rather than a legitimate political party, sent a message to the violent international far-right scene 'that their actions will have consequences and will not go unpunished'.

'Today’s verdict is a testimony that Golden Dawn does not only espouse extremist views, but that its members were directly involved in the perpetration of violence, including murder,' he said."