A small museum of Nazi paraphernalia and weaponry was found at the house of Anastasios Pallis, a fugitive ship owner who is believed to be a party donor. Panayiotis Iliopoulos, another Golden Dawn MP, said he "didn't know anything about Hitler" and that he chose to have the words "Sieg Heil" tattooed on his right arm because he liked the fonts.īut a string of police raids have turned up evidence that some Golden Dawn activists are active supporters of the Nazis.
Many prominent Golden Dawn MPs, such as the party spokesman, Ilias Kassidiaris, have argued that the swastikas on their arms are ancient Greek meanders or other symbols. "It's a sign of nationalism, but I wouldn't say that they are neo-Nazis," said Tzermias.
"They are usually young people aged 20 to 25 and their tattoos were made in the last two or three years," he said.īarouxis and Tzermias said they had customers from the police force and the military who now feared they might be singled out for supporting Golden Dawn.
"I now have customers who want me to cover up their old tattoos with new ones," said Yannis Barouxis, a tattoo artist.Ĭhristoforos Tzermias, a dermatologist, uses laser surgery to remove neo-Nazi symbols from Golden Dawn supporters. But the murder last month of the anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas has led to an unprecedented crackdown on Golden Dawn and prompted many to rethink overt support for the group. Swastikas and other fascist symbols became increasingly popular in recent years as the party grew to become Greece's third biggest political force.
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