| Series Title | Kathimerini |
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| Series Details | 18.09.13 |
| Publication Date | 18/09/2013 |
| Content Type | News |
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Coalition leaders in the Greek government sought a common front on the 18 September 2013, which could involve tighter legal restrictions, to tackle Golden Dawn after a 45-year-old supporter of the far-right party was arrested for stabbing to death an anti-fascist rapper in southern Athens. Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appealed for calm amid a wave of anti-fascist protests which had gripped several Greek cities, but also Brussels. Mr Samaras vowed not to let Golden Dawn 'undermine' democracy, and Greek government officials said it must now be treated as a 'criminal organisation'. On the 23 September 2013, a poll suggested that support for Greece's Golden Dawn had fallen by 2.5 percentage points after the fatal stabbing and that most Greeks believed it threatened democracy. Also on the 23 September 2013 two senior officers of the Greek Police (ELAS) resigned, another four were suspended and eight were moved out of key posts yesterday as part of a crackdown on Golden Dawn and an investigation into possible links between the party and the force. On the 25 September, Greek police fired tear gas at anti-fascist protesters who hurled petrol bombs and stones near the Athens headquarters of Golden Dawn, still as a result of the killing of Pavlos Fyssas. |
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| Source Link | http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_18/09/2013_519234 |
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| Countries / Regions | Greece |
