Greece to ban Golden Dawn after fascists assassinate musician Pavlos Fyssas - World Socialist Web Site

20.9.13

Greece to ban Golden Dawn after fascists assassinate musician Pavlos Fyssas - World Socialist Web Site:

By Cristoph Dreier and Alex Lantier
19 September 2013

Greek officials announced Wednesday they would ban the fascist party Golden Dawn, after its members were accused of murdering anti-fascist hip-hop musician Pavlos Fyssas, 34, in broad daylight early yesterday morning.
As he left a café in the Athens suburb of Keratsini, Fyssas was attacked by about 15 neo-Nazis whom eyewitnesses identified as supporters and members of Golden Dawn. When Fyssas and his three companions sought to flee, a car blocked the road and another group of 10 men advanced on them. One of the attackers pulled a knife and stabbed Fyssas twice.
Eyewitnesses also reported that motorcycle policemen were present during the attack, but did not intervene until Fyssas was already on the ground and most of his attackers had fled. Immediately after the stabbing, police claimed that the attack arose during an argument between football fans, rather than it being a planned political assassination.