Thursday, October 11, 2007

Write to anarchist class struggle prisoner Pavel Delidon!

Pavel Delidon is anarchist, anti-fascist and animal rights activist from
Stariy Oskol, South-West of Russia. Last July he was given a 5 year sentence
for an attempt to collect wages his former boss had not intention to pay.
You may read more background of the story from

http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=1032

http://www.avtonom.org/index.php?nid=1075

Actually, "Armed robbery by illegal trespassing" (statute 162 paragraph 3 of
Russian criminal codex - Pavel had a pepper spray with him) carries a
minimal sentence of 7 years, judge was very lenient considering positive
role of Pavel in his community. In another hand, local court has refused to
open a criminal case against his boss for wage arrears, a decision which is
currently being appealed with a good prospect of a success. If case against
his boss is opened, Pasha's crime may be reconsidered as "vigilantism",
which carries much lesser sentence - from probation to five years.

For sure defense campaign for Pasha is not only relying to legal means -
during appeal court last July people from Voronezh, Moscow and Stariy Oskol
traveled to Belgorod to make a picket, something which made local FSB to
freak out, but although there was a huge pressure, they made no arrests.

Last month, Pasha was finally taken from remand prison to the prison camp -
please write letters of support! Pasha is studying English in prison, so any
letters and journals in English are highly appreciated by him!

Pavel Delidon
ul. Timiryazeva-1
FGU IK-7
309990 Valuyki Russia

It should make it there even if address is written with Latin letters, but
even better if you may write address with Cyrillic:

309990 Валуйки
ул. Тимирязева-1,
ФГУ ИК-7
Делидону Павлу
Russia

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