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Greek political spokesman (Golden Dawn) assaults Communist Party member on television
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0607/Greek-political-spokesman-assaults-Communist-Party-member-on-television
Greece's election campaign turned ugly Thursday on live TV: The spokesman of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party, after trading insults of "commie" and "fascist," lunged at two female left-wing politicians on a mainstream morning talk show, throwing water at one and smacking the other three times across the face.
The violent display reminiscent of trash TV, a week and a half ahead of crucial elections, stunned Greeks as they seek to avoid a catastrophic exit from Europe's common euro currency. A prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Ilias Kasidiaris, whose party alarmed Europe by gaining 21 of Parliament's 300 seats in Greece's inconclusive May 6 elections.
Golden Dawn, which vehemently denies the neo-Nazi label, has been accused of violent attacks against immigrants in Athens. The party denies involvement in the attacks, insisting it is a nationalist patriotic group. It campaigned on a platform of ridding the country of illegal immigrants and cleaning up crime-ridden neighborhoods, and advocates planting anti-personnel mines along Greece's borders to stop migrants from sneaking across.
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Kasidiaris hit Kanelli three times — with hard right-left-right slaps to the sides of her head.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-18374107
Thousands have protested in Greece against the far-right Golden Dawn party after one of its members assaulted a woman on live TV.
Demonstrators shouted "Neo-Nazis out" in rallies called by left-wing and anti-racism groups in Athens.
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The rally comes nine days before elections which could result in a Greek exit from the Eurozone.
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It {the assault} started after Rena Dourou of the radical left-wing Syriza party mentioned Mr Kasidiaris's alleged involvement in an armed robbery in 2007.
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Statement issued today by the Nazi thug:
http://www.athensnews.gr/portal/8/56179
“The events that took place on the morning of last Thursday on ANT1 [TV channel] had been staged for the sole purpose of provoking an extreme reaction on my part. I am personally sorry that I was involved – against my will – in a case of disorienting public opinion, aimed primarily at inflicting political damage on Golden Dawn.
I was surprised that certain members of the judiciary were alerted while the programme was on air, and at the massive mobilisation of the police, whose intervention is a luxury that Greek citizens are daily deprived of. I was not surprised by the provocative behaviour of certain big-name journalists and publishers, who did not hesitate to demand and announce my prosecution before the relevant authorities had even taken that decision.
Justice must and has a duty to remain sober, distancing itself from those who issue and receive commands, aloof from vested and political interests. I chose to keep silent for 48 hours, as I did not wish to grant TV channels the pleasure of disparaging me afresh, presenting the spectacle of my being transported, in handcuffs, to the General Attorney.
I shall betake myself to the General Attorney in person, in order to sue the physical and moral perpetrators of all illegal actions that took place at my expense in the last two days. Above all, however, I rely on the irrefutable judgment of the Greek People.
A people who, ignoring the dirty propaganda of the System as a whole, now stands in greater numbers than ever by the Greek Nationalists of Golden Dawn.” (Many thanks to Finisterre67 for the translation)
Paranoid, check. Hostile, check. I'm not sure how he can claim it was staged unless he's well known as a hothead who hits people at the slightest provocation. I'd love to know more about the 2007 robbery.
Thousands have protested in Greece against the far-right Golden Dawn party after one of its members assaulted a woman on live TV.
Demonstrators shouted "Neo-Nazis out" in rallies called by left-wing and anti-racism groups in Athens.
<snip>
The rally comes nine days before elections which could result in a Greek exit from the Eurozone.
<snip>
It {the assault} started after Rena Dourou of the radical left-wing Syriza party mentioned Mr Kasidiaris's alleged involvement in an armed robbery in 2007.
<snip>
Statement issued today by the Nazi thug:
http://www.athensnews.gr/portal/8/56179
“The events that took place on the morning of last Thursday on ANT1 [TV channel] had been staged for the sole purpose of provoking an extreme reaction on my part. I am personally sorry that I was involved – against my will – in a case of disorienting public opinion, aimed primarily at inflicting political damage on Golden Dawn.
I was surprised that certain members of the judiciary were alerted while the programme was on air, and at the massive mobilisation of the police, whose intervention is a luxury that Greek citizens are daily deprived of. I was not surprised by the provocative behaviour of certain big-name journalists and publishers, who did not hesitate to demand and announce my prosecution before the relevant authorities had even taken that decision.
Justice must and has a duty to remain sober, distancing itself from those who issue and receive commands, aloof from vested and political interests. I chose to keep silent for 48 hours, as I did not wish to grant TV channels the pleasure of disparaging me afresh, presenting the spectacle of my being transported, in handcuffs, to the General Attorney.
I shall betake myself to the General Attorney in person, in order to sue the physical and moral perpetrators of all illegal actions that took place at my expense in the last two days. Above all, however, I rely on the irrefutable judgment of the Greek People.
A people who, ignoring the dirty propaganda of the System as a whole, now stands in greater numbers than ever by the Greek Nationalists of Golden Dawn.” (Many thanks to Finisterre67 for the translation)
Paranoid, check. Hostile, check. I'm not sure how he can claim it was staged unless he's well known as a hothead who hits people at the slightest provocation. I'd love to know more about the 2007 robbery.
