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Greek Minister of Interior - Mr. Y. Michelakis: Restore article 19, without the racist amendment in any form
Eleni T.
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Υπουργός Εσωτερικών - Γ. Μιχελάκης, Αντιπρόεδρος της Κυβέρνησης - Ε. Βενιζέλος
We wish to declare our deepest concern. While impunity of racist violence remains a persistent problem in Greece, the Greek government not only refrains from addressing it, but is proceeding to institutionalize it, and furthermore to penalize its victims! Last week it submitted to parliament an amendment to the country’s Immigration Code that mandates the deportation of immigrants who accuse state employees of using violence against them, in case their claims are officially rejected. It is hair-raising: this provision is a deterrent, punishing not the aggressors but the victims.
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