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GC Ultra-nationalist group in the dock after Turkish Cypriot beaten
By George Psyllides


DISY and EDEK yesterday condemned an ultra-nationalist group believed to be behind the “barbaric” beating of a Turkish and a Greek Cypriot at a Nicosia caf? on Friday evening.

Police arrested a 28-year-old former police officer in connection with the incident. He was remanded in custody for four days on Saturday.

The man is thought to be a member of the Cyprus branch of Greek ultra-nationalist party Chrysi Avgi (Golden Dawn).

According to reports, the two men, who were with a group of other friends, were attacked and beaten after it transpired that one of them was Turkish Cypriot.

The suspect and those with him then left the caf?.

Police, who were notified immediately, managed to track down and arrest the suspect at his home in the early morning hours of Saturday.

However, the suspect is understood to be presenting the incident as a misunderstanding, which had nothing to do with the fact that one of the victims was a Turkish Cypriot.

According to one source, he claims the two groups were sitting next to each other at the caf?; the others were speaking in English and at one point the Greek and Turkish Cypriot pointed and laughed towards the suspect and his friends, sparking the altercation.

Reports said the suspect asked them why they were speaking in English and he was told it was because their friend – the Turkish Cypriot – was Lebanese.

It is understood that the suspect will claim he did not know the man was a Turkish Cypriot.

A police spokesman told the Cyprus Mail yesterday that no further arrests were expected.
An eyewitness to the incident yesterday refused to speak.

The suspect is expected to be charged with assault and inflicting actual bodily harm.
DISY yesterday urged the government to look into the incident without delay and take all necessary action to prevent similar occurrences in the future.

The opposition party said it was concerned by the “Nazi organisation’s” recent activity and charged the government with showing unacceptable tolerance towards it.

EDEK described Chrysi Avgi as a racist and fascist organisation, which offended the democratic feelings of the people.

“It cultivates a climate of chauvinism, blind fanaticism, xenophobia and racism,” a party statement said.
The party condemned the “barbaric and racist” attack, adding that it had submitted the matter for discussion in parliament.

Chrysi Avgi claims to be a popular nationalist movement, which puts the national interest above all.

According to its website, it is against globalisation and the repression of society’s weaker groups while it claims to protect the people’s interests and social justice.

Its symbol is based on the Nazi swastika.




These kind of organisations should be made illegal anywhere in Cyprus, they throw us back years because of there racist actions imo.

[KYPROS-EINAI-ELLHNIKH]

How about hte Grey Wolves brother, I have yet to see chrysi avgi member on these boards, yet I have seen lots of mainland turks come onto these boartds with EXTREME nationalism in the things they say....

Your nationalist party got 24% of vote in Turkey last time.

In Greece main nationalists only got 3%.......

I'll let you draw your own conclusions, until Turks admit they have a problem with ultra nationalism i will not discuss this matter.

[brother]

I have yet to see chrysi avgi member on these boards,

They have been here more often than the grey wolves, please refer to past threads and you will see them and you are one of them are you not.

I'll let you draw your own conclusions, until Turks admit they have a problem with ultra nationalism

Yes they do have that problem but so does Greece, Cyprus and many other countries like U.K and Germany.

i will not discuss this matter.

What a shame but is that a promise

[KYPROS-EINAI-ELLHNIKH]

They have been here more often than the grey wolves, please refer to past threads and you will see them and you are one of them are you not.

Who is member of Golden Dawn? Show me.

Yes they do have that problem but so does Greece, Cyprus and many other countries like U.K and Germany.

I showed you election figures, Turkish Nationalists consistently poll extremely well in elections. Turkey according to a UNHCR report was 'one of the most ultra-nationalist countries in Europe'.

You have worse problems than most.

[brother]

I showed you election figures, Turkish Nationalists consistently poll extremely well in elections. Turkey according to a UNHCR report was 'one of the most ultra-nationalist countries in Europe'.

You have worse problems than most.

But we all have the same problem, less or more makes no difference.

Who is member of Golden Dawn? Show me.

Nick the greek, Digenisakritas, nicos sampson are but the recent few that polluted our forum with their racist and ultranationalists rants like you do with your anti-muslim statements and cyprus defense budget ideas to build a super war machine and bring back the Glorious Hellenic republic dreams.

[KYPROS-EINAI-ELLHNIKH]

But we all have the same problem, less or more makes no difference.

Yes it does, if nobody believes in an ideology it makes it impotent, powerless.

Nick the greek, Digenisakritas, nicos sampson are but the recent few that polluted our forum with their racist and ultranationalists rants like you do with your anti-muslim statements and cyprus defense budget ideas to build a super war machine and bring back the Glorious Hellenic republic dreams.

Whgat si wrong with that? I am not a member of Golden Dawn btw, maybe I am a little bit Nationalist, but Turkey is a far more militiristic country than Greece. Do you realize how much POWER the NSC has in Turkey???

And let me tell you something friend, what is wrong with being anti-Islam.....

[magikthrill]

xrisi avgi exists in cyprus too? wow. yeah these people are losers we met a group of them once at this club and my cousin told me to stop speaking english right away. they pretty much go after any non-greek group.

however you cannot make such a group illegal because that is violating freedom of speech ala Ku Klux Klan.

[brother]

koran says the opposite like respect all religions and people, all are equal etc.
You choose to listen to the extremist versions as this suits your hate agenda.

[cypezokyli]

referring to xsysi avgi

they are fanatics. in some of their websites they try to convince the people that nationalsocialism is just love for your country

i am really sorry for what happened.

as a gc i apologise to the tc they beaten up

[Bananiot]

Well brother, you might like to know that most extreme nationalists in our community do not belong to "Chrisi Avgi" but are members of ordinary parties. In fact, anyone claiming that Cyprus is Greek or Turkish, would be classified as an extreme nationalist and such people are found in parties like DISI, DIKO, EDEK and EYKO. Due to Christofias's antics, the cloud of nationalism has now descended on AKEL too.

Regarding the incident it now appears that the animal they arrested was also involved in another two cases where TC's were beaten up over the last year or so.