Greece raids police stations, opens full investigation on Golden Dawn infiltration of police force - Polidicks

[quote]On Tuesday, officers raided three police stations on the outskirts of Athens. The sweep came a day after the government replaced seven senior police officials — including the chiefs of special forces, internal security, organized crime and the explosives unit — to ensure the investigation would take place with “absolute objectivity.” In addition, two top members of the Greek police force resigned abruptly Monday, citing “personal reasons.” Such steps have the potential for volatile repercussions in a country where the security forces have had links to far-right organizations at various points since the end of World War II. They are likely to test the determination of the government and the public to turn back the influence of Golden Dawn, which has climbed steadily in opinion polls in the past year and has 18 of its members in Parliament. “This is a pivotal moment,” said Harry Papasotiriou, the director of the Institute of International Relations at Panteion University in Athens. “It is not clear whether Greece will become more or less stable as a result of any crackdown. There is always the risk that there is a more violent response, but this needs to be done.” Until now, the government and most of the Greek public have stood by in a kind of outraged tolerance as Golden Dawn intensified a campaign of intimidation against immigrants, whom the group blames for a rising tide of crime and accuses of taking jobs away from Greeks amid a grinding economic crisis. “But now they have killed a Greek, and they have crossed a red line,” Mr. Papasotiriou said. “That has triggered a new movement against them.” The public outcry after the killing of Mr. Fyssas, who used the stage name Killah P, placed greater pressure on Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, a member of the right-leaning New Democracy party, to investigate a police force he has repeatedly defended, despite a cascade of reports drawing links between the police and Golden Dawn. Human rights groups say the police have for the most part looked the other way as Golden Dawn has systematically terrorized immigrants. These aggressive acts, sometimes captured on video by Golden Dawn members and posted on the Internet, involve roving groups crushing market stands run by immigrants, riding in gangs on motorbikes armed with clubs and shields bearing swastika-like symbols and beating immigrants with wooden poles draped in the Greek flag.[/quote] [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/world/europe/greece-in-anti-fascist-crackdown-investigates-police.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0]NYT[/url]

Who is raiding the police stations? Othet police officers?

Thank fucking God.

[QUOTE=MrBob1337;42336542]Who is raiding the police stations? Othet police officers?[/QUOTE] I'm assuming whatever federal level police force they have. Like in America, it would be the FBI raiding local police forces.

[QUOTE=MrBob1337;42336542]Who is raiding the police stations? Othet police officers?[/QUOTE] Something like MI-5 or FBI?

I'm curious on the wording of "infiltrated", though. Did Golden Dawn members actually join the police force to cause trouble, or was it policemen who joined the Golden Dawn down the road? I think there's a big difference with "infiltrated".

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;42336597]I'm curious on the wording of "infiltrated", though. Did Golden Dawn members actually join the police force to cause trouble, or was it policemen who joined the Golden Dawn down the road? I think there's a big difference with "infiltrated".[/QUOTE] Probably a little of both

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;42336597]I'm curious on the wording of "infiltrated", though. Did Golden Dawn members actually join the police force to cause trouble, or was it policemen who joined the Golden Dawn down the road? I think there's a big difference with "infiltrated".[/QUOTE] golden dawn - splinter cell edition. now with 50% more gyros [editline]28th September 2013[/editline] there was a thing like a week ago about some police members supporting the golden dawn, i think it's literally they have been indoctrinating police with their ideologies.

wow omg rip freedom of speech first they came for the violently xenophobic neo-nazis then they came for everyone else

I suppose it makes sense that the Police would be more in favour of a police-state than other demographics of the population

[QUOTE=Lonestriper;42341502]I suppose it makes sense that the Police would be more in favour of a police-state than other demographics of the population[/QUOTE] I can't imagine any policeman looking forward to all that paperwork :v: