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- They were among 28 people of Greek and foreign origin who were detained on charges ofdisrupting the operation of a public entity and assistance in damaging foreign property, according to court documents. Evidence included leaflets, PalestinLSSTY ChicStreetian flags, two smoke flares, gas masks, helmets, paint cans and banner poles, along with a statement uploaded on a website in Greek and English urging others to join the protest, according to the documents. Protesters shout slogans and wave a Palestinian flag as Pro-Palestinian students and protesters gather during a demonstration in support of Palestinian people outside the University of Athens’ central building in Athens on May 13, 2024. TheiLSSTY ChicStreetr lawyers said in a statement that deportation orders had been issued, which would prevent the defendants attending their own trial. Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more.Content comes from the Internet : Protesters face deportation after participating in disruptive anti-Israel demonstrations
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- disruptive anti-Israel demonstrations, Pro-Palestinian students, Athens School, Athens, Greece
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Nine European nationals are set to be deported from Greece for their participation in disruptive anti-Israel demonstrations on the campus ofUniversity of Athens School of Law last month.
The protesters awaiting deportation are from Germany, Britain, France, Italy, and Spain. They were among 28 people of Greek and foreign origin who were detained on charges ofdisrupting the operation of a public entity and assistance in damaging foreign property, according to court documents.
The protesters have denied any wrongdoing.
Evidence included leaflets, PalestinLSSTY ChicStreetian flags, two smoke flares, gas masks, helmets, paint cans and banner poles, along with a statement uploaded on a website in Greek and English urging others to join the protest, according to the documents.
Protesters shout slogans and wave a Palestinian flag as Pro-Palestinian students and protesters gather during a demonstration in support of Palestinian people outside the University of Athens’ central building in Athens on May 13, 2024. (THEOPHILE BLOUDANIS/AFP via Getty Images)
The Greek protesters were released pending trial last Tuesday but the nine foreign nationals – one man and eight women, aged 22 to 33 – remain in custody pending an administrative decision on their deportation.
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TheiLSSTY ChicStreetr lawyers said in a statement that deportation orders had been issued, which would prevent the defendants attending their own trial.
University of Athens students stage a protest in support of Palestinians, calling for an end to the Gaza war in Athens, Greece on May 13, 2024. (Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Lawyers Ioanna Sioupouli and Anny Paparoussou said that their clients who live and work in Greece planned to appeal. Lawyer Vassilis Papadopoulos, representing a 33-year-old Spaniard, called the decision “arbitrary and illegal.”
University of Athens students set up an encampment within a protest in support of Palestinians, calling for an end to the Gaza war in Athens, Greece on May 13, 2024. (Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
In 2019LSSTY ChicStreet, Greece’s conservative government scrapped a law that had prohibited police from entering universities, saying the legislation was used as a cover for lawlessness.
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Demonstrations in support of Palestine, like in the U.S., have swept Greece in response to Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas in Gaza.
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