Greek riot police evict last ERT staff

Greek police say they have removed the remaining former workers from what used to be the headquarters of the now-defunct ERT state broadcaster.

The pre-dawn operation by riot police started shortly after 4am local time Thursday. Only a handful of former workers were in the building at the time, authorities said.

The building had been occupied by the protesting ex-employees for the past five months.

The complex is in the northern Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi.

Greece‘s conservative-led government abruptly closed ERT on 11 June and fired all 2,700 staff, citing the need to cut costs due to the country’s severe financial crisis.

Sacked workers occupied the building for months, producing unauthorised broadcasts.

The government has since opened another broadcaster named EDT.

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/nov/07/greek-riot-police-evict-ert