The Supreme Court asks that his parliamentary immunity is lifted to be tried on April 30 for robbery.

Initially, the trial was scheduled to take place last year but it was postponed because he had parliamentary immunity.

According to the case file, Matthaiopoulos, Anastassios Triantafyllou and other unidentified individuals attacked a Greek citizen at the Ancient Agora of Athens archaeological site in August 2005. Using physical force and threats against his life they removed a bag he was carrying containing his police ID card, driving licence, keys and other personal effects.

The victim was approached and assaulted by the group when he reacted to their harassing of a foreign national. He was surrounded, pushed down and kicked in the head and other parts of his body. One of the group members broke a beer bottle close to his face while he was on the ground and as a result he suffered a hand injury.

Based on the case file, the then underage brother of current Golden Dawn deputy MP Elias Kassidiaris, Alexandros, was among the members of the group. All charges against him were dropped following a court judges’ ruling.

In a statement to the press, Matthaiopoulos said that that “the victim of this so-called robbery has been irrevocably sentenced for perjury, and one of my co-defendants has been acquitted, also irrevocably.” He added that he himself had authorised his lawyer to request from competent authorities that his immunity be lifted so that he may be tried and prove his innoncence.