Attack of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party on immigrant street vendors in Mesologi

Alert DateSeptember 8, 2012 Country: Greece Address: Mesologi General Type: Racist violence, Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Employment - labour market, Daily life Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse, Political Discourse

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Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Greek
Perpetrator Gender Male
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Extremist/Organised Group Violence Yes

Following the attacks of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn deputies and members on migrant street vendors in Rafina, deputy Kostas barbarousis along with other Golden Dawn's members violently attacked migrant street vendors in the open market of Mesologi and Gavalo on September 8th, 2012 [1].

The MP said: "We fight illegal trade, we came today to see the municipal police and the police authorities proceeding to their contols, and while they were impeding, we did it ourselves. These efforts will continue because those who pay are not stupid, while some others do not pay. People encourage us and tells us to go on" [2].

The involvement of a police guard in this incident was highly criticized. The police guard, who is provided by the Police for the protection of MP Kostas Barbarousis, is shown on the relevant video to wear a T-shirt of Golden Dawn and participate in the attack against migrant street vendors [3].

Sources:

  1. Aeras News, 08.09.2012, Στόχος της Χρυσής Αυγής οι αλλοδαποί των Λαϊκών Αγορών - Επεισόδια σε Μεσολόγγι και Γαβαλού (Foreigners in open markets become the target of Golden Dawn - Incidents n Mesologi and Gavalo), http://www.aerasnews.gr/aitolokarnania/24560-stoxos-xrysi-avgi-metanastes-laikon, Accessed on 11.08.2012.
  2. Skai, 08.09.2012, Χρυσή Αυγή: Επίθεση κατά αλλοδαπών μικροπωλητών και το Σάββατο (Golden Dawn: Attack against foreign street vendors on Saturday too), http://www.skai.gr/news/greece/article/212004/hrusi-augi-epithesi-kata-allodapon-mikropoliton-kai-to-savvato-/, Accessed on 11.08.2012.
  3. Newsnow, 10.09.2012, Σάλος με τη συμμετοχή αστυνομικού στις επιθέσεις της Χρυσής Αυγής στις λαϊκές Μεσολογγίου και Γαβαλούς (Furor on the involvement of a police guard in Golden Dawn's attacks in open markets of Mesologi and Gavalo), http://www.newsnow.gr/article/206742/salos-me-ti-symmetoxi-astynomikou-stis-epitheseis-tis-xrysis-avgis-stis-laikes-mesologgiou-kai-gavalous.html, Accessed on 11.09.2012.