European Parliament strips neo-Nazi Greek MEP of immunity

The vote clears the way for Greek authorities to imprison Ioannis Lagos, who was handed a 13-year jail term in October.

European Union legislators have voted to lift the immunity of Greek MEP Ioannis Lagos, a former leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party who has been sentenced to jail in his homeland. Legislators overwhelmingly approved the move, with 658 in favour and only 25 opposed in a secret ballot held on Monday, the European Parliament said on Tuesday. The vote paves the way for Belgian authorities to extradite Lagos to Greece.