Thousands of people have joined protests in Athens and elsewhere in Greece against the far-right Golden Dawn party on Wed Sep 25,2013
Greek parties and
unions on Wednesday were to hold anti-fascist protests in Athens and
other cities as police stepped up an investigation into suspected crimes
by neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn.
"We call all
institutional and social institutions to mobilise," said the socialist
Pasok party, a member of the government coalition, while the main
opposition Syriza leftists called for a "peaceful march in defence of
democracy."
"The days of tolerance are over," one banner was quoted as saying.
The protests are part of a wave of outrage following the Sep 18,2013 murder of 34-year-old musician Pavlos Fyssas by unemployed truck driver George Roupakias, who admitted the incident but said he was acting in self-defence
Golden Dawn has vehemently denied links to the singer's killer -- despite pictures emerging of Roupakias participating in party activities -- and says it is the victim of a smear campaign.
The incident prompted an unprecedented crackdown on Golden Dawn after months of inaction by the authorities.Police raids on Golden Dawn offices in search of hidden weapons were also ordered this week, amid reports that the party organised military-style training activities for its members
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