Information on Thessaloniki prisoners

Solidarity & support for prisoners

All those charged at facing between 7 years and 25 years imprisonment. Imagine if this was your best friend, brother, boyfriend. We can not sit back and let another injustice go by at these international actions. This could have happened to any of us.

SALONIKA 8
There are 8 people who were refused bail out of the original 29 people who were and still are facing charges. 2 people (2 minors) have been released without charge as far as I know. That leaves 19 people on misdemenour charges who have to return to Greece for their trial.

The 8 people refused bail, who are all on felony (more serious) charges, including Simon, are as follows:

2 Spanish
Carlos Martinez and Fernando Perez. Fernando has appeared in the press as an international terrorist wanted in 23 countries! This is obviously all bullshit. Neither Carlos or Fernando can speak much english so they will find it hard to communicate to other prisoners. You can write to them, in Spanish, at the following address:

Write letters to:

Kratoumeno Carlos Martinez
Dikastikes Fylakes Diavaton
T.K. 540 12
Thessaloniki
GREECE

Kratoumeno Fernando Perez
Dikastikes Fylakes Diavaton
T.K. 540 12
Thessaloniki
GREECE

A support campaign has been set-up in Spain to provide financial and other assistance to them as they would, like the others need around 150 euros to live on each month as well as paying any court costs or bail.

3 Greeks
This included two young kids, one is under 18 years old and the other is 20 or 21. No one has come forward for them, no one knows who they are, they are not part of any organised political group. As far as we know they were just two street kids from the country who travelled alone to the demo. They have no contactable family.

1 American
Jonathan has been deported. Apparently the USA has signed an agreement with the EU to deport all Americans facing charges in the EU, and for them to be personally returned to Greece for the trial by the FBI.

1 Syrian
The syrian is being deported back to Syria. This guy is apparently an exile from Syria and has been in Greece, mainly crete, for about 13 years. He hasn't the correct papers to stay and had been staying in Greece illegally. Due to him being exiled he faces the death penalty in Syria on his return. He has a support network and following in Crete who are going to publish more info soon.

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