Kasidiaris released on ban over illegal video recording, returns to prison
Detained Golden Dawn (GD) deputy Ilias Kasidiaris on Thursday (08/03/2015) appeared before the examining magistrate for Corruption Costas Sargiotis, facing charges for revealing the contents of an illegal video recording of a conversation with Panagiotis Baltakos, secretary general of the previous government.
Sargiotis ruled Kasidiaris should be released on a ban to leave the country.
However, the deputy will return to prison as he is remanded in custody for weapon possession in the case of the criminal organization.
GD deputy reportedly denied he had made the recording and claimed he was not aware that his conversation with Baltakos was being filmed.
The case – on which Kasidiaris faces criminal charges - relates to the video recording of a conversation that he had with Baltakos in November 2013 over the judicial investigation into the Golden Dawn case.
The release of the footage had resulted into the resignation of Baltakos, while prosecution authorities pressed criminal charges against Kasidiaris for violating the confidentiality of a discussion and the use of its illegal recording.
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