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No sackings over brutality Government stands by public order minister on video of police beatings The government yesterday gave its full backing to Public Order Minister Vyron Polydoras despite opposition calls for him to step down following the airing of a video showing a policeman beating two Albanian detainees at Omonia police station in central Athens.

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Charges are due in probe into bond

A prosecutor's investigation into a recent scandal involving the purchase by pension funds of an overpriced government bond...

Better disabled coverage needed

Only three in 10 people believe the media is doing a good job of covering issues affecting disabled people in Greece...

Hefty fine for Sea Diamond

The owners, operator and captain of the Sea Diamond cruise ship that sunk off the island of Santorini were yesterday fined...

Man dies in boat accident

A 30-year-old man was killed at Porto Rafti, eastern Attica, yesterday, when the speedboat he was traveling in crashed...

Weather warning as temperature rises

The temperature could soar to 42 degrees Celsius (109F) in some parts of Greece by the weekend...

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Christodoulos to remain in intensive care for a few more days : Doctors at the Aretaion Hospital in Athens, where Archbishop Christodoulos is being treated...

Greece headed for EU court over law on natural habitats : The European Commission is set to take Greece to the European Court of Justice because Greek legislation...

Cretan child injured by stray bullet : An 11-year-old girl was hit in the shoulder...

Lucky dip : A 52-year-old woman had a remarkable escape yesterday...

Trafficker sentenced : A 17-year-old Turkish man was sentenced to three years...

Cannabis ton : The coast guard has confiscated 1 ton of cannabis since...

HIV tests : Evangelismos Hospital in central Athens is holding a series of free and anonymous tests for HIV...

Rioters released : Three men, including a 19-year-old student, are to be released...

Armed robbery : Three armed men held up a betting agency in Thessaloniki...


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EDITORIAL

Greek society mired in violence The escalation of violence in Greek society has triggered a great deal of justified concern and anger among the public. The video of two Albanian detainees being brutalized by Greek police officers is still shocking days after it was first aired on the Internet and television. Its publication coincided with the brutal beating of a riot policeman and the violence at the Ejekt concert at Hellenikon.

COMMENTARY

Happy slapping police It's an endless list: «Unfortunate, isolated incidents,» in which police violence makes a mockery of the law and words of remorse are habitually rehashed by the relevant officials. Migrants who are humiliated, students and workers who are beaten in the streets and at police stations, gypsies who are treated as punchbags, people who leave police stations with serious injuries only to be slapped with a lawsuit for «resisting authority.»

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