The story appears on

Page A11

June 8, 2012

GET this page in PDF

Free for subscribers

View shopping cart

Related News

HomeWorld

Leader of Greek party in TV brawl

The spokesman for Greece's far-right party Golden Dawn threw a glass of water at a female leftist politician and also slapped another one in the face on live television yesterday, causing a huge political uproar and leading a prosecutor to seek his arrest.

The morning talk show on private television station Antenna was interrupted by the incident and Ilias Kasidiaris was locked in a room at the TV studio. However, he broke down a door and escaped, the TV host said.

Police have been told to track Kasidiaris down and arrest him, according to a court official.

What was a heated debate over the June 17 elections descended into chaos when Kasidiaris threw a glass of water at the female leftist party member, Rena Dourou, calling her a "joke."

As other participants watched in stunned silence, Communist party deputy Liana Kanelli intervened on Dourou's behalf, throwing a newspaper at Kasidiaris, who called her a "commie," stood up, pushed her and hit her hard in the face.



 

Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.

娌叕缃戝畨澶 31010602000204鍙

Email this to your friend