«Να πεθαίνεις για την Ελλάδα είναι άλλο και άλλο εκείνη να σε πεθαίνει, κάθε μέρα, κάθε ώρα…»

A Greek pensioner walked right in front of the Parliament and shot himself. On him, they found a note where he explained that this was mainly due to the economic crisis and the austerity measures

The latest victim of the Greek crisis is a 77 year old retired pharmacist who ended his life by shooting himself in the head, because of his inability to cover his debts with his pension being his only income.

The tragic incident took place early this morning, in rush hour and in the "heart" of Athens, at Syntagma Square right in front of the Greek Parliament.

He came down the stairs leading to the subway station and chose a spot, where he could hide himself behind trees before pulling the trigger.

His death was instantaneous.

Police officers who rushed at the place of tragedy, searched into his pockets to find official documents that could lead to his identification.

Full Text of the suicide note:

"The Tsolakoglou government has annihilated all traces for my survival, which was based on a very dignified pension that I alone paid for 35 years with no help from the state. And since my advanced age does not allow me a way of dynamically reacting (although if a fellow Greek were to grab a Kalashnikov, I would be right behind him), I see no other solution than this dignified end to my life, so I don’t find myself fishing through garbage cans for my sustenance. I believe that young people with no future, will one day take up arms and hang the traitors of this country at Syntagma Square, just like the Italians did to Mussolini in 1945 ".

[by Tzeferis]