Niki party Deputy Nikos Papadopoulos, who was held at the National Gallery after vandalizing glass cases and exhibits he considered 'blasphemous', was released after 5:00 pm on Monday following the decision of a prosecutor.

A case file on misdemeanors will be drawn up on the MP and forwarded to Parliament. He was held under guard at the museum pending a decision on whether he committed a misdemeanor or a crime. In the latter case, the deputy would have lost his parliamentary immunity and been tried in a regular court.

The National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum announced after the vandalism that it is temporarily suspending its operation "due to the attack on arts of work by the Niki party MP for the 2nd Thessaloniki constituency, Nikolaos Papadopoulos."

Police were called in and the MP was detained after he entered the museum and damaged display cases and artworks.

(Story updated)

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