Last night, Dimosthenis Papadatos, a member of Synaspismos and editor of "Red Notebook" web portal, was arrested by a group of 15 undercover members of the Greek Anti-Terror Service (all wearing full-face masks), as suspected member of the terrorist organization "Cosnpiracy of Fire Cores",  while walking on a street in the district of Vyronas in Athens. He was badly beaten, and then taken to the Anti-Terror Service Headquarters, where they threw him in a dark room, undressed him and interrogated him. Eventually, a spokesman of the Anti-Terror Service announced to him that he had been arrested by mistake, because of his facial characteristics' resemblance with one of the wanted terrorists and released him. 

This is the second incident of extreme and unprecedented Police violence against young members of Synaspismos, after the brutal beating, a month ago, of Nasos Iliopoulos, the Secretary of the Central Council of the Youth of Synaspismos, who was then taken to hospital, suffering from concussion and multiple bruises.

“The attack against a leading member of Synaspismos shows two things. Firstly, that some Police forces are emboldened and must be punished immediately. Secondly, it shows that with the repressive measures taken by the government, every citizen is at risk of being attacked even more brutally, in the name of “anti-terrorist” action. The unpopular government plan and the measures which are applied are manifested with authoritarianism and the erosion of all rights”, the secretary of the Central Political Committee of Synaspismos, Dimitris Vitsas, declared.

This morning, Synaspismos organized a press conference, which was attended by the MPs of SYRIZA, lawyers and members of movements for social and political rights. “This new attack of the State and the Police against the radical Left and those who resist, will not remain unanswered”, the Party Spokesperson stated.