Nikos Michaloliakos, 56, was arrested along with spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris on Saturday morning on charges of founding a criminal organisation, with arrest warrants issued for dozens more party members and lawmakers, officials said.
"The Secretary General and one lawmaker of the Golden Dawn Party were arrested a short while ago after arrest warrants were issued," Greek police confirmed in a text message to journalists.
The arrest comes as part of a wider crackdown on the far-right group after the murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas by an alleged Golden Dawn member sparked riots across the country.
Pavlos Fyssas – known by his stage name of Killah P – was stabbed to death in an Athens commuter town on September 17, triggering violent anti-fascist protests across the country.
At least 10,000 people demonstrated in Athens on Wednesday in a protest organised by left-wing political parties and unions.
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