Friday, November 06, 2009

Serbia: The Belgrade 6 charged with "international terrorism"

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From Ainfos, 4 November 2009:

The IWA/AIT Secretariat and Serbian comrades have just informed us of some
terrible news - the 6 anarcho-syndicalists from Belgrade, arrested and
held in confinement since [last] 5th September, are to be tried for
international terrorism.

They face 15 years in prison. They are accused of being the authors of
graffiti painted on the Greek embassy last 25th August, and of having
thrown a petrol bomb which only damaged a window.

The fact that the comrades deny that they had anything to do with these
events clearly does not worry the Serbian State in its obsession to find
someone guilty. Indeed, from Paris to Belgrade, the international police
are all very much alike...

They must have had the same instructors... So, the comrades are being
charged with international terrorism. In the near future, this means they
will remain incommunicado in jail for at least several months.

Those comrades who are still free are trying to see if there is any way to
appeal the decision. Further information will follow.

Meanwhile, the worst case scenario has now happened. The battle will be
long and difficult and these comrades will need all our support.

Lawyers' fees will obviously be extremely high, so anyone who wishes to
contribute financially to solidarity efforts can send a cheque made out to
the CNT AIT, with the words "Solidarité Belgrade" on the back, to the
following address:

CNT AIT
108 rue Damrémont
75018 PARIS

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