DHAKA: Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis accused Athens’ creditors of ‘terrorism’ in an interview, a day before Greeks vote in a high-stakes referendum on the conditions of the country’s bailout.

‘What they’re doing with Greece has a name - terrorism,’ Varoufakis told the Spanish El Mundo daily on Saturday, reports Al Jazeera.

‘What Brussels and the troika want today is for the ‘Yes’ (vote) to win so they could humiliate the Greeks.’

‘Why did they force us to close the banks? To instill fear in people. And spreading fear is called terrorism,’ he said, referring to the IMF, European Central Bank and the EU.

After failing to reach a deal with its creditors last weekend on an extension of its bailout program Greece’s radical leftist government closed the country’s banks and imposed capital controls until July 6.

Varoufakis said that whatever the result of Sunday’s vote, in which the government is calling for a ‘No’ vote, the banks would reopen and Athens would end up reaching an accord with its creditors.

‘Europe needs an agreement, Greece needs an agreement, meaning we will reach an agreement,’ he said, reiterating a pledge to resign if the ‘Yes’ vote carried the day.

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