On ship-owners, bishops and Golden Dawn

The crucial journalistic question on Golden Dawn has been one for the past year. Who funds Golden Dawn?

For a long time there have been rumours that one or some ship-owners were behind them but no one has managed to document something tangible. It seems that this is changing.

Greek financial portal sofokleousin.gr has published a very interesting article a while ago. Though the portal quotes well-informed sources who spoke under the condition of anonymity, it mentions that there is an ongoing investigation of the Financial Crime Unit (SDOE) on the funding of neonazi party Golden Dawn.

The investigation, according to the article, has shown so far that several ship-owners, businessmen and even bishops are behind the far-right party and its criminal activities.

The article also says that among the party’s funders there are people beyond any suspicion, though some of the involved businessmen are serving a sentence in prison while others have trials pending. The data found so far imply a link between the members/local Golden Dawn offices and businessmen who have night clubs or are involved with sports (I guess some football team – not the cleanest sport in Greece). The data are already being used to document crimes like blackmail, threats or even paid assassinations.

The Financial Crime Unit has already asked the opening of several bank accounts so that they can document these investigated financial links with facts and proofs

According to the article, the investigation has showed that among the clergy there are even some bishops (!!!). The Prime Minister’s office has been briefed about the investigation, says sofokleousin.gr, and the PM’s advisers are doing their best to avoid any early leaks to the press.

Which they just failed to do.