‘Her sad anniversary April 21st It is always a reminder of the duty of shielding and defense of democracy, ”he said in a statement SYRIZA-PS Adding that “a group of commander -in -chiefs and their supporters inside and outside the borders overthrew the Hellenic Republic on April 21, 1967”.
According to the SYRIZA “This black day was not an isolated event but the result of decades of intolerance, persecution, authoritarianism and violence after the democracy inherited by the Civil War.
The seven years of darkness and oppression that followed, culminated in the betrayal of Cyprus by the Hunts and their supporters, which indelibly marked the history of our country. ”
Particular reference is made to the people who fought against juntawhich, as he says, “we remember and honor”. ‘We don’t forget them political prisoners and those who suffered in hell of EAT-you, to prisons and in Xeronisia ‘, adds.
“Today we are fighting for democratic values and rights, as it is not self -evident, but conquests that require constant struggle and alertness, especially now that Far -right and the fascism They raise head.
The violation of the rule of law, the techno -fascism and the widening of inequalities create conditions of post -democracy. The answer will give the left and the democratic world again, “he concludes.