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E T I T I O N To the Government of the Hellenic Republic of Greece

Drop the charges against anti-fascists

Petros Constantinou is an elected member of Athens City Council and the national coordinator of KEERFA (United Movement Against Racism and the Fascist Threat), an anti-fascist and anti-racist organization in Greece. In early July, Petros spoke out against the recent police killings of two Albanian escaped prisoners, describing their deaths as the de facto application of the death penalty. In response, police have charged Petros under state anti-terror legislation for terrorizing the population and damaging Greeces international relations. The only evidence for these charges was a distorted statement taken from the website of the openly fascist Golden Dawn party (Chrysi Avgi). The charges were announced the same day that fascists made death threats against Petros and defaced the local offices of a left-wing political party. These charges represent an escalation of state repression against outspoken anti-fascist activists, including Konstantinos Moutzouris, former Dean of NTUA (Athens Polytechnic); Savvas Michael, Secretary of the EEK (Revolutionary Labor Party); and members of Samos Hospital workers union, who blocked Golden Dawns racist blood donation program. We, the undersigned, condemn the ongoing persecution of anti-fascist and anti-racist activists in Greece, and call on the Greek government to implement the following demands: Drop all charges against Petros Constantinou, Konstantinos Moutzouris, Savvas Michael and members of the Samos Hospital workers union. Stop the criminalization of newcomers, migrants and refugees. Stop the persecution of anti-fascist and anti-racist activists. End all collaboration with the fascist Golden Dawn (Chrysi Avgi).

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