Greek far-right TV debate attacker blames victims

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Greek far-right TV debate attacker blames victims

ATHENS | Sat Jun 9, 2012 9:40am EDT

(Reuters) - The Greek far-right politician who slapped a woman in the face and threw water in the face of another during a live TV election debate threatened to sue his victims on Saturday, after accusing them of provoking the attack.

Ilias Kasidiaris, spokesman for the Golden Dawn party, has been in hiding since Thursday when he assaulted the two left-wing politicians.

In a statement posted on Facebook on Saturday, he said he regretted becoming involved in an incident which could damage the party's image ahead of a June 17 general election but he blamed his adversaries for the attack.

"The events that took place on Thursday morning on 'Antenna TV' were staged with the sole aim of provoking an extreme reaction on my part," he wrote.

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[athenasatanjesus]

1. So he isn't far right,he's just regular right.

Seems pretty normal for them.

[pampango]

2. "I was provoked" so a 31 year old weightlifter repeatedly slaps a 61 year old woman.

How stupid, immature and out-of-control can you get?

[PatSeg]

3. Every woman

who has been on the receiving end of abuse has heard this rational. Its a "you made me hit you" excuse, totally cowardly and pathetically unoriginal.

[socialist_n_TN]

5. Yep...........

What you said.

[Odin2005]

4. Teabaggerism ain't just American.