On Tuesday 5 July a rally was called against the release of Korkoneas. The meeting was called at 20.00 at the intersection of Messolongiou and Tzavella. The response of the people was quite large, and it was decided to hold a march through the streets of Exarchia. The pulse was strong from start to finish, and slogans were constantly shouted, with the aim of demonstrating that “justice” is clearly class-based: On the one hand, it releases the cop-killer of Alexandros, by decision of the Lamia Court of Appeal, the same court of appeal that on the other hand deprives the anarchist hunger striker from 23/5, Giannis Michailidis, of his freedom. The march moved through the streets of Exarcheia, and ended exactly at the point where it started, namely at the monument of Alexandros.
After the end of the march, people chose to clash with the repressive forces that were positioned in the vicinity of Exarcheia, but also in many places in the neighbourhood. Another extreme form of authoritarianism and indiscriminate repression unfolded in Exarchia by the Greek Police assault battalions. Following the attacks by the riot police and DELTA forces, the repressive forces surrounded Exarcheia, drowned the neighbourhood in chemicals again and stormed the shops in the area, where patrons were having a drink. They began to bully and drag people into the pile. Specifically, in the bar “5 streets”, despite the strong protests and disapproval, all the people were brought to the GADA by MAT and OPKE, while not even the employees of the shop were spared from the “sweeping” operation. A spontaneous solidarity gathering was immediately called outside the GADA, where a large number of people in solidarity were present. The people who were arrested were released a few hours later.
The far-right government of the New Democracy, which has only the doctrine of “law and order” to show for its efforts. At the same time that it releases unrepentant murderers and rapists (Korkoneas, Hortarias, Filippidis, Leventis), at the same time that it exonerates its own children from magnificent scandals (Novartis), it chooses to attack and terrorize the people of the struggle and those who dare to stand up and stand against their methods. It tortures the comrade hunger-striker Giannis Michailidis, not caring about the dangers of every day that passes with the non-fulfilment of his just request for release. So in the face of this authoritarian treatment, we declare that we will not take a single step back. They will find us before them.
WE HAVEN’T SAID THE LAST WORD, THESE ARE ALEXIS’ DAYS
GREECE OF POLICE, INFORMERS, MURDERERS AND TORTURERS
HANDS OFF THE FIGHTERS
Anarchist initiative against state killings
Source: athens.indymedia