A day before the criminal trial of Golden Dawn lawmakers and members is to resume, hooded youths barged into the office of a lawyer representing the leader of the neofascist party, Nikos Michaloliakos, and vandalized the premises.

The lawyer, Yiannis Pagoropoulos, was not at the office at the time.

Leftist groups and local authorities and residents are planning to protest early this morning outside Korydallos Prison, where the trial is being held, pushing for it to be moved to another venue.