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The Athens Journalists' Union, ESIEA, has lashed out at the government over the raid of its offices by Golden Dawn members on Monday, saying its actions had emboldened the extreme-right party.

Opposition parties have accused ruling SYRIZA of turning a blind eye to the excesses of Golden Dawn after former justice minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos said in an interview in Sunday's edition of the Vradyni newspaper that the extreme-right party must be supported by democratic parties if it decides to embrace the rule of democracy.

A group of six individuals barged into the offices of conservative lawmaker Adonis Georgiadis in Exarchia, central Athens, on Thursday afternoon, throwing leaflets and painting slogans on the walls.

Isidoros Dogiakos was re-elected as the head of the Athens Appeals Court prosecutor's office on Saturday in the wake of accusations that the government attempted to exclude him from the contest.

The trial of Golden Dawn's leadership and dozens of supporters, which has been conducted at a makeshift courtroom in Attica's high-security Korydallos Prison since April last year, will be moved to the Athens Appeals Court complex, it was decided on Tuesday.

Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos on Wednesday condemned a firebomb attack by unidentified assailants on his former office at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University, which caused damage but no injuries.

"The government will not be terrorized," Paraskevopoulos, who is a professor of law, said in a statement.

Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos and Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos on Tuesday criticised an announcement issued by the Union of Public Prosecutors of Greece concerning recent legislation which allows the use of illegally obtained evidence to support a case in court.

Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) members appear to be immune to popular outrage concerning moral justice and are giving a recital in nepotism. The latest example is that of Alternate Education Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou whose family appointments reign supreme, something that is a matter of course within the party.

Giannis Panousis referred implicitly to Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos, members of SYRIZA and media supporting the government while talking to Parliament’s Institutions and Transparency Committee claiming that he was victimized.

Supreme Court Prosecutor Efterpi Koutzamani ordered two independent probes regarding a complaint filed by Giannis Panousis concerning death threats against him when he served as citizens protection minister, as well as relations between Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) members and inmates serving time in prison for being involved with a terrorist organization.