Dozens of Greek-Australians from all walks of life from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Canberra and Wollongong have signed a statement condemning Greece’s ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn (Hrysi Avgi) party ahead of a Greek court decision on 7 October. It is hoped that the court will rule against the organisation.
The statement signed is as follows:
As Australian citizens of Greek background we followed and condemned all these years, the criminal acts of Golden Dawn in Greece. We also were opposed to the extreme ideology and terminology expressed by their few vocal supporters in the community here in Australia.
We hope that the decision of the Greek court on Wednesday 7 October 2020, in the trial of Golden Dawn will put an end to this organisation. We hope that the court will rule that they are a criminal organisation and guilty verdicts on all charges will be handed down. Further, that the leadership of Golden Dawn are held criminally responsible for the charges and that the crimes were not committed by individuals acting alone as the public prosecutor has argued.
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A guilty verdict on all charges will ensure and protect the democratic values of Greece the country of our forbearers.
We also welcome the shared position of all the Greek political leaders and parties of a democratic persuasion who stand united in their opposition to Golden Dawn as reported in the Greek media in Athens.
The intimidation of citizens, the undermining of democratic politics and institutions through violence and murder or through racist and extreme language, have no place in Greece.”
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Signatories:
Petro Alexiou Sydney
Cathy Alexopoulos Melbourne
Dimitris Alexopoulos Melbourne
Katerina Angelopoulos Melbourne
Andrew Antipas Melbourne
Ekaterini Antipas Melbourne
Panos Apostolou Melbourne
Agi Argyropoulos Melbourne
Argyris Argyropoulos Melbourne
Leonidas Argyropoulos Melbourne
Christos Belerhas Sydney
Vangelis Bogias Adelaide
Dimitris Bosinakis Melbourne
Kathy Bosinakis Melbourne
Meni Christofakis Melbourne
Nikos Dallas Melbourne
Harry Danalis Sydney
Maria Danos Melbourne
Efrosini Deligianni Sydney
Alexandra Dellios Canberra
Nikos Dimopoulos Melbourne
Elias Diakolabrianos Melbourne
Elias Donoudis Melbourne
Nick Doumanis Melbourne
Yiannis Dramitinos Sydney
Efstratios Filis Melbourne
Nikos Fotakis Melbourne
Angelo Gavrielatos Sydney
Steve Georganas MP Adelaide
Krys Georgiadis Melbourne
Giannis Georgiou Melbourne
Anthoula Giannakopoulos Melbourne
Tina Giannoukos Melbourne
Vassilis Gonis Adelaide
Dimitris Gonis Melbourne
Makis Hatzilepos Melbourne
Anastasia Hantzis Melbourne
Niki Hantzis Melbourne
Sotiris Hatzimanolis Melbourne
Tammy Iliou Melbourne
Anna Kadas Melbourne
Alexis Kakafikas Melbourne
Con Kalamaras Melbourne
Panagiotis Kalathas Melbourne
Konstantinos Kalymnios Melbourne
Ashur Kamber Melbourne
Fotis Kapetopoulos Melbourne
Dimitra Karagiannis Melbourne
George Karagiannis Melbourne
Vrasidas Karalis Sydney
Kostas Karamarkos Melbourne
Nia Karteris Sydney
Peter Katsambanis MP Perth
Stavros Katsimandakos Melbourne
Alekos Katsifaras Melbourne
Stylianos Klapsinos Melbourne
Marietta Kokka Melbourne
Ana Kokkinos Melbourne
George Koletsis Melbourne
Sevasti Koletsis Melbourne
Effie Konstantopoulos Melbourne
Joanne Konstantopoulos Melbourne
Thanasis Koveos Melbourne
Odysseas Kripotos Melbourne
Joanne Kyrkilis Melbourne
Alexandros Kyrkilis Kalathas Melbourne
Dimitra Lagoudaki Melbourne
George Lekakis Melbourne
George .E. Lekakis Melbourne
Giannis Lesses Adelaide
Stylianos Lilimbakis Melbourne
Angelo Loukakis Sydney
Angelos Makrigiorgos Melbourne
Theo Markos Melbourne
Costas Markos Melbourne
Niki Matziaris Melbourne
Jorge Menidis Melbourne
George Messinis Melbourne
Stavros Messinis Melbourne
Giannis Michanetzis Melbourne
Maria Mouratidou Sydney
Bill Mousoulis Adelaide
George Mpliokas Sydney
Costas Mytilinis Sydney
Toula Nicolacopoulos Melbourne
John Pantazopoulos Former State Minister/ Melbourne
Spiros Papadopoulos Melbourne
Bill Papastergiadis Melbourne
Nikos Papastergiadis Melbourne
Antonis Pashos Melbourne
Agapi Pashos Melbourne
Philippos Peladarinos Melbourne
Anita Philopoulos Melbourne
Kostas Philopoulos Melbourne
Eleni Pitsilioni Alexiou Sydney
Nikos Portellos Adelaide
Panagiotis Ppiros Adelaide
Anna Rerakis Melbourne
Maria Rerakis Melbourne
Adam Rorris Sydney
Thanasis Rorris Wollongong
Thanasis Salahas Melbourne
Kosmos Samaras Melbourne
Athena Sergiani Melbourne
Christos Sergianis Melbourne
Dimitris Siachos Melbourne
Roma Siachos Melbourne
Anthea Sidiropoulos Melbourne
Chris Sikavitsas Melbourne
Fionn Skiotis Melbourne
Nikos Soulakis Melbourne
Ismini Spyroglou Adelaide
Christine Stameniti Melbourne
Costas Stefanidis Melbourne
Jorge Sotirios Sydney
Persephone Thliveri Sydney
Dimitris Troaditis Melbourne
Nikos Tsaktsiras Melbourne
Myron Tsaldaris Melbourne
Evdokia Tsahuridu Melbourne
Michalis Tsianikas Adelaide
Michalis Tsilimos Sydney
Christos Tsiolkas Melbourne
Thanasis Tsouhantaris Melbourne
Anne Tsoulis Adelaide
Peter Vakkas Melbourne
Stratos Vakkas Melbourne
George Vassilacopoulos Melbourne
James Vassilopoulos Melbourne
Irene Vella Melbourne
Nikos Vergopoulos Melbourne
Jeana Vithoulkas Melbourne
Achilles Yiangoulli Melbourne
Yiannis Yiasaris Melbourne
Harry Zaverdinos Melbourne
Vasso Zangalis Melbourne
George Zangalis Melbourne
