Greek​ Natio​Nal Tv Under​ Occup​Ation​ by Young​ Demon​Strat​Ors

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Greek TV Occupied by Young People - 16 December 2008-Photo-01

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Today, during the news at noon, young students and pupils entered the TV studio of the Greek State Television (NET). At the exact time a video of prime minister on the parliament was on air. Interestingly enough, Karamalnis was saying that "We are not going to tolerate the distortion of Truth, we are not going to make Greece a hostage of this sad story, we are not going to collaborate to the penalization of the political life of this land…" and then with a smooth fade in, the viewers saw these kids holding their banners, reading:

Stop watching - Get out on the street​

Freedom to all

Immediate disch​argin​g of all the arres​ted peopl​e

You can watch the brief occupation of the station through this link

The representative of the government said that he strongly condemns these extremist that tried to break down the eurhythmic and independent operation of the National TV station. He added that these actions are conscious attempts to break down Democracy

Informed people are aware that today in Greece the most dependable source of information and communication of ideas and opinions is the internet. The greek Tv stations especially the state television these last days is trying to convince the people that the crisis is over. Peaceful demonstrations are still going on but the media tend to ignore them. This is the reason why lately the action of break in to radio and tv stations tends to be a trend.