Monday, October 8, 2012

Merkel's visit to Athens: state of emergency

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Greek police bans all gatherings and protests during Angela Merkel’s visit to Athens

In an unprecedented move, greek police has just announced a ban of all gatherings and protests in the wider centre of Athens plus the city’s airport and the main thoroughfares to it. According to the decision, the only areas excluded are Omonoia and Syntagma square. The ban will run from 9am to 10pm on Tuesday, 9th of October.

At the same time, police announced that will carry out preemptive detains today.

Preemptive arrests and banning of all kind of protests and they call it democracy?! I mean, seriously... 

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