Greece burns files on citizens
NZPA-Reuter Athens Greek authorities yesterday publicly burnt some 16 million secret files compiled by intelligence services for four decades on the political beliefs of private citizens. The ceremony, ordered by the Conservative-Com-munist coalition Government, was hailed as a symbolic move to end bitter divisions among Greek political parties.
The decision to burn the files marked the fortieth anniversary of peace in the country’s 1946-1949 civil war between Rightwing forces and Communist guerrillas. “The burning of the files has put an end to the elements that cultivated the spirit of the civil war... it was a necessary prerequisite for national conciliation,” said Yannis Koutelidakis, a Public Order Ministry official.
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