Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Leader And Lawmakers Of Greece's Far-Right Golden Dawn To Stand Trial

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A judicial panel in Greece has ruled that the leader and lawmakers from the extreme right Golden Dawn party will stand trial on criminal charges of participating in a criminal group — an offence that carries a 20-year prison sentence.

The panel voted Wednesday that all 18 Golden Dawn lawmakers who held seats in Greece's previous parliament will stand trial, along with 54 other defendants.

Golden Dawn, originally founded as a neo-Nazi party, came third in parliamentary elections last month.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.com/
Author: AP
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