Guest post by Simon Davis.
On Thursday March 7, an Athens court acquitted Greek neo-nazi Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris on charges of assault. Outside the courthouse, Kasidiaris stated:
I am rubbing this decision in the faces of the media and sad politicians. I have a lot of opposition that today would like me to be in jail and a lot of people who want Chrysi Avgi to be on the sidelines, but we are here, we are very powerful and soon we will be dominant.
The Greek site Luben published the following account from a person who “had the misfortune of living through this seven year ordeal from the beginning”, which I have translated to English. I have spoken to several people familiar with the case who have vouched for the veracity of the account. The original in Greek is here.
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You are a graduate student.
You are on campus.
A car stops at a location where you are alone.
Five muscle-bound men with shaved heads and sticks beat you to a pulp and stab you in the leg.
They steal your police ID and therefore know where you live.
The only reason for their actions is your appearance.
Despite your fear, you decide to fight back. [Read more…]