23-07-2010 (Paris)
Socrates Giolias
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the brutal murder of Greek investigative journalist Socrates Giolias, who was shot to death by unidentified assailants on 19 July outside his home in the Ilioupolis suburb of Athens.
“I condemn the cold-blooded murder of Socrates Giolias,” said Ms Bokova. “Violence against journalists constitutes an attack on the fundamental human right of freedom of expression. It is a direct threat to democracy. I count on the Greek authorities to do their utmost to bring to justice the perpetrators of this crime. They cannot be allowed to act with impunity.”
Mr Giolias, 37, was the director of the radio station Thema 98.9 FM and also administered and wrote for the popular social and political blog Troktiko. According to press reports, he was lured out of his apartment early Monday morning by three men disguised as security personnel, who then opened fire on him. He was shot at least 20 times.
Colleagues said Mr Giolias was about to publish a report on corruption. "Somebody wanted to silence a very good investigative reporter who had stepped on a lot of toes with his stories," said Panos Sobolos, president of the Athens journalists' union, to BBC News.
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