Greek state television journalists accused the government of censorship and began a series of work stoppages yesterday, after two well-known presenters were suspended for criticising a government minister.
Their removal came the same day an editor went on trial for printing a list of 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, prompting outrage at the swift pursuit of journalists in comparison to suspected tax evaders.
State NET TV pulled Marilena Katsimi’s and Costas Arvanitis’s morning show after an on-air exchange on Monday in which they said a medical report supported allegations of police torture and asked if the public order minister would resign over it.
Arvanitis said the decision to suspend him and Katsimi appeared to be politically motivated and an attempt to muzzle the media.
