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Posted by keeptalkinggreece in Society
Actor Apostolos Gletsos has always been a tough guy not only in Greek television but in real life as well. As new elected mayor of Stylida (Fthiotida), Gletsos joined the civic anti-toll movement in his own special way.
Using his authority as mayor, former national Beau climbed on a municipality bagger and started fighting for his voters’ rights.
He demolished the protective barriers near the toll station Pelasgia, creating a new passage for motorists to drive without paying toll fees.
In eastern Fthiotida residents who want to move within the municipality boundaries are obliged to drive through the highway and pay expensive toll fees as the toll station cuts the area into two. Residents were given ‘free passes’ that later had been declared invalid.
Police forces tried to hinder him this morning while he was demolishing the barriers but they didn’t push things to a critical edge. Workers from the highway construction company that runs the toll stations have been lurking around to repair the damages
Apostolos Gletsos stated that his target is to have municipality residents move within the boundaries without paying toll fees. He threatened to return to the Pelasgia toll station for … further actions.
Toll Free Sunday actions
Yesterday, Sunday, January 9, supporters of the nationwide civic disobedience movement “I don’t pay” occupied 19 toll stations from Tripolis (Peloponnese) to Thessaloniki (North Greece) for two hours, lifted the toll station barriers and let motorists drive without paying. The movement protests the high prices in toll fees and the recent hikes.
See more pictures and videos from Sunday’s actions at organizators’ official website here
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