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Thessaloniki 7 freed on bail

category international | anti-capitalism | news report author Wednesday November 26, 2003 17:20author by K Parsons Report this post to the editors

The Thessaloniki 7 have been released on bail today!!

The Thessaloniki 7 are free!!

free at last!

Just half an hour ago, at 4.00 p.m. Greek time, the Council of Deliquencies of Thessaloniki (i hope the translation means something, it is a council of 3 judges that decides on petitions for the release of prisoners :)) ruled that the Thessaloniki 7 are to be set free!! Without any bail, but with the following terms:

1. That the 4 non-greeks are not to leave Greece until the trial.
2. That the 3 Greeks should not leave Greece until the trial and should present themselves to a police station twice a month (or something like that).

Earlier in the day, a public prosecutor had ordered compulsory feeding for the 5 hunger strikers. That move quickly turned against the state's side, as people were outraged with what reminded of totalitarian regimes. The media started putting pressure on the government, and even members of the governing PASOK party came out to demand the release of the 7. And it was true that last week the solidarity movement in Greece had put great pressure on the government, with lots of occupying buildings, demonstrations, actions and informing the public.

Today also saw the release of a new photo that proves the innosence of Simon Chapman.
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=162765

This is a victory of the struggle for dignity and freedom by the 5 hunger strikers, of the other 2 prisoners, but as well of the thousands of people that stood up for them all over the world!! It is an outright defeat for the greek state-repression complex, and for the global "anti-terror" mechanisms.

We are so happy for that! The passion for freedom was finally stronger than their prisons!!

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από the same 5:32μμ, Τετάρτη 26 Νοεμβρίου 2003
The 7 are of course not totally free from "justice", since they will be tried some time next year. But there is NO CHANCE that they will be found guilty, there is simply no fucking evidence and the Greek society sees them now almost like heroes :)

What is being discussed now is to put pressure for the prosecution of the police, for planting evidence! But i wouldn't think there is some serious chance for that...

author by Les Lobospublication date Wed Nov 26, 2003 17:30author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Must have been that mass protest outside the greek embassy that swung it for them.

author by Andrewpublication date Wed Nov 26, 2003 17:32author address author phone Report this post to the editors

The third photo posted at the link above is extraordinary. talk about catching the cops in the acts!!

http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=162765

author by Dermo - WSMpublication date Wed Nov 26, 2003 17:59author email comrade at imapunk dot comauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

It's such good news that it falls into cliche "too good to be true". I just didn't
expect justice to be done. It's not something I associate with any State.

Well done to all those involved in the various demonstrations here in Dublin. I would imagine that international as well as
domestic pressure helped get us to this day.

They still have to have the charges dropped
against them and I hope that this will soon
follow.

author by iosaf ipsiphipublication date Wed Nov 26, 2003 23:33author address author phone Report this post to the editors

They are ver y weak, and the four non-Greeks must now face intensive hospital care in a foreign country. This calls for a lot of mon€y.

They are not _on the street_
nor are they _free_ yet.

author by Abo's angelpublication date Wed Nov 26, 2003 23:42author address author phone Report this post to the editors

Prays to St Theresa answered

author by lisa lowpublication date Thu Nov 27, 2003 08:25author address author phone Report this post to the editors

I am so happy that these friends are finally free.
These injustices must be brought to the publics notice.
We must continue to support them in hospital and at their trials...there is no way the greek goverment can get away with this...
I am just so happy lets hope they can recover quickly from there ordeal...Peace

author by wdmpublication date Thu Nov 27, 2003 21:17author address author phone Report this post to the editors

the first foto of the thessaloniki 7,free all of them
link to the athens indy
http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=163220

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