Golden Dawn MP reveals true colours

[June Samaras]

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Golden Dawn MP reveals true colours

Christos Pappas refers to Hitler-praising text as 'readings of our youth'

During a vote to lift the parliamentary immunity of Syriza MP Petros
Tatsopoulos, Golden Dawn MP Christos Pappas referred to a
Hitler-praising text as 'the writings of our youth' adding that
nationalism is 'the future of the world'

Golden Dawn MP Christos Pappas on Wednesday referred to a text that he
wrote praising Hitler as “the writings of our youth”, adding that
nationalism is "the future of the world”.

The incident occurred during a parliamentary session to vote on
lifting the parliamentary immunity of Syriza MP Petros Tatsopoulos,
who has been sued by Pappas for calling Golden Dawn MPs “pimps”.

Addressing parliament, Tatsopoulos highlighted the dangers of
criminalising political speech, reading out an extract from a text
written by Pappas in Golden Dawn's magazine, in which the far-right MP
praised Hitler.

“We thank Mr Tatsopoulos for reading out to us the writings of our
youth,” Pappas told parliament, adding that nationalism is "the future
of the world”.

“I'm not asking for my parliamentary immunity to be lifted,”
Tatsopoulos told MPs, stressing that Golden Dawn aims to raise his
immunity in order to create a climate that criminalises political
speech. “People will think twice before they speak in order not to be
taken to court,” he said.

Golden Dawn had sued Tatsopoulos following an interview the latter
gave to Lifo magazine, in which he condemned the party for its violent
reactions to the staging of theatrical play “Corpus Christi”, which
led to the cancellaton of the play.

In October 2012 Golden Dawn members and MPs, together with religious
groups, gathered outside the Hitirio theatre in downtown Athens
preventing the audience from entering the theatre and threatening the
director of the play, which they deemed blasphemous.

“What happened that night, when Golden Dawn MPs marshalled outside the
Hitirio like pimps to impede audience attendance, was a night of
terror,” Tatsopoulos had told Lifo.

Tatsopoulos stressed that “a pimp is a protector who uses violent
means” and that Golden Dawn had decided that “the play would not be
staged and so it didn't”.

Parliament voted against lifting Tatsopoulos' parliamentary immunity
with 121 votes against and 73 votes in favour.

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