On the 16th of June, the official fascist party ELAM (the National People’s Front) organised a protest against migrants. They had no shame in organising such a protest just two days after the tragedy of Pylos, essentially protesting on the dead corpses of the hundreds of migrants who had died at sea. While the protest was in progression though, some individuals managed to get into into their party offices- taking a computer, disturbing the office of the party’s leader and on their way out drew two circled As on the wall.
Two weeks later, the police arrested our comrades, relying on photos and informants to build their case. The police, however, did not stop there. Since the case has many weak spots- they decided to set up an investigation about a potential terrorist organisation. They are trying to tie our comrades up into a terrorist organisation without there even being any ‘terrorist’ activities or tendencies to speak of. The judicial authorities are supporting the cops in this attempt to scare us and repress the people in our movement. This repression attempt is an attempt to make ‘antifa’ into a terrorist identity, so that they can overstep legal boundaries and have free reign while dealing with us.
We however know that there are no larger terrorists than the fascists and the police, and that there are no larger victims of terrorism than the migrants who come here simply to work. Murder, theft, rape, intimidation, confinement, and the destruction of property are all potential fates for a migrant travelling to Europe. This has been proven by the recent pogroms- where fascists, with the clear tolerance of the police, hit and injured people, all while destroying their shops and homes- simply because they are foreign and poor.
This entire process of arrest and the judicial costs that have followed have become a serious economic burden. Help us support our comrades and shout out:
THE ANTIFASCIST FIGHT IS FAIR AND NECESSARY
THE MEMORY OF THE CRIMES THAT FASCISM HAS COMMITED WILL NEVER DIE
Initiative To Defend Comrades Under Persecution