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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-23
CONTENTS
[01] Opposition accuses Tsipras of lacking crisis exit plan, attempting
to gag media
[02] Retired policeman who shot man in Ambelokipi charged with murder
[01] Opposition accuses Tsipras of lacking crisis exit plan, attempting
to gag media
Opposition parties criticized Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after his
speech at SYRIZA's central committee on Sunday morning, saying he has
no plan to help Greece exit the crisis and is trying to muzzle the media.
"Mr. Tsipras proved once more that he has no plan to take the country out
of the crisis … All he cares about is maintaining power and controlling
the media through the unconstitutional 'Pappas law' and the canceled
tender he held," New Democracy said.
The Communist Party criticized both the government and ND for quarrelling
about intertwined interests, just when the government is starting talks
with the institutions to "inflict a new blow" on labour and union rights.
PASOK described Tsipras as "isolated from the Greek citizens" who tried
to convince his party. "But reality disproves him and reveals who he is:
Mr. Tsipras tried to control the media with all sorts of methods and
not to regulate the media landscape," the party said.
DIMAR accused Tsipras of attempting to polarize Greeks. "The most
dangerous part of his speech was the divisive talk; he divided Greeks
into 'us' and 'them', stating 'we have entered a phase of war'. But
the country doesn't need divisiveness and artificial polarization,
but national consensus," DIMAR said.
[02] Retired policeman who shot man in Ambelokipi charged with murder
The public prosecutor on Sunday charged the 60-year-old retired policeman
accused of killing a man in Ambelokipi last Friday with murder while
in a calm mental state and illegal use of weapon.
The accused, who received a deadline to plea in front of an investigator,
said through his lawyer he is remorseful and was in defense when the
crime occurred as he was attacked by the victim. The retired policeman
had a serious altercation with a gym owner in the area of Ambelokipi
and then shot and killed him. After the crime, he fled the scene.
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