Death of Pavlos Fyssas

Pavlos Fyssas (Greek: Παύλος Φύσσας) (10 April 1979 – 18 September 2013), also known by his stage name Killah P, (meaning "Killer of the Past") was a Greek anti-fascist rapper who was murdered on 17 September 2013 in the western Athens district of Keratsini. Giorgos Roupakias was arrested for his murder.

On 17 September 2013, Pavlos Fyssas went out with his partner and 8–10 people to a cafe, to watch a football match.

The Greek Police received a call at 23:57 the same night, in which the caller stated that a group of 50 people had assembled and were armed with bats, at the intersection of Ifigenias Street and Panagi Tsaldari Avenue in Keratsini. They were reportedly heading towards a shop-cafe called "Coral". At 23:59, a DIAS police unit of 8 was instructed to enter the area. The police officers reached the Coral cafe, where 30 people were assembled outside, a number of whom started to run towards Tsaldari Avenue, where another group of 60 people had already assembled. There the police officers found Pavlos Fyssas injured with stab wounds. While still conscious, Fyssas indicated Giorgios Roupakias, who was still on site, as the perpetrator of the attack. Roupakias was then arrested. Pavlos Fyssas was transported to the General Hospital of Nikea, where he died.

Roupakias called the central office of Golden Dawn (which is under the name of its general secretary) and it was said that he had indeed spoken with Nikolaos Michaloliakos while the latter was at his residence at the time, which was confirmed by police officers. Roupakias worked in the cafeteria of the offices of the political party Golden Dawn.

Roupakias was released from pre-trial custody in March of 2016 despite having admitted to the murder to a judge after spending the legal maximum time before being proceedings. He has since been required to stay in his home except for court appearances, with armed guards keeping him both restricted and protected.

The murder was condemned by all parties represented in parliament, including Golden Dawn, which stated through its MP, Ilias Kasidiaris, that it had no connection to the incident. Fyssas' father stated angrily through a phone call on a television station that his son did not belong to any political faction. He specifically stated: "My child did not belong anywhere, they have wrongly politicized him. From the first day we have stated this. They exploit him politically. My child did not belong anywhere."

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