Greece: journalist in court for calling a Nazi ’a Nazi’
by Jane Whyatt, research by Prof. George PleiosVeteran Greek journalist Stratis Balastas has been sued for using the word ’Nazi’ to describe a teacher who boasted on his blog that he is “.proud to be a national socialist“. The teacher Mr Makripulios supports Greece’s banned Golden Dawn far-right party. He had posted an article by Rudolf Hess, who was Hitler’s deputy in World War 2. Makripulios is a teacher at the 6th Gymnasium school on the island of Lesbos.
In court, Balastas defended himself by using this evidence to prove that his description of the teacher was accurate and in…
