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September 25, 2013

Greece Probes Police-Golden Dawn Ties Following Slaying of Rapper 
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The Greek government has launched a probe of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn
party in the aftermath of the killing of a prominent hip-hop musician.
Rapper Pavlovs Fissass was stabbed to death by a Golden Dawn supporter
outside a café last week. The murder has sparked a new wave of protests
against Golden Dawn, which placed third in last year's Greek election.
On Tuesday, Greek hip-hop artists came together for an event honoring
Fissass' life. Rapper Nikitas Klint said Greeks are united against
facism.

Nikitas Klint: "It was a very great moment to be united to forget about
our differences and agree on one fact: that neo-Nazis and fascism is not
tolerated. We have to be more tolerant as a society towards everyone who
is different, and not tolerant at all to the people who are ready to
kill."

On Tuesday, Greek police raided the Golden Dawn's headquarters and
arrested a police officer working as a bodyguard for a party lawmaker.
The ongoing probe is focusing on ties between law enforcement and Golden
Dawn politicians.

 

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