Thessaloniki: all charges dropped for 13 protestors!

Posted 12:28 14 February 2004:

Simon and another 12 people charged in connection to their participation to the June demos in Thessaloniki are having ALL their CHARGES DROPPED, according to the decision of the Court of Thessaloniki, an hour ago. Another 6 of the (29 in total) are only charged with misdemeanours; for all the rest the court asked the investigation to continue, due to the gaps and contradictions in the evidence against them!

The decision of the Court of Thessaloniki regarding the events of June in Thessaloniki was published today. The Court, comprising of three judges, accepted most of the defendants' claims and has dropped the charges for thirteen of them, including Simon. Another six defendants, including the Spanish ex-hunger striker Carlos, are going to be charged with misdemeanours. For the other 8 defendants the court ordered the investigation to continue, as it spotted many gaps and contradictions in the statements of policemen and a lack of other evidence. This is a justification for the hunger strikers' struggle and for all of those who were claiming the charges were set up by the authorities.

LEGAL TEAM 2003
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Message from Simon:

this is great news for some of us.

but of the 29 charged as a result of the 21 june insurrection, there remain many brothers and sisters under charges.

the actions and benefits MUST continue: ANYONE could have been fucked the way we were. ANYONE could be prisoners, or have their freedom curtailed.

ACTIONS & BENEFITS must continue with the objective of allowing our spanish brothers - Carlos & Fernando - to return home before the state-orchestrated "trial".

ACTIONS must continue to speak of international solidarity with ALL of the accused of 21 June 2003. For me, this is my duty when i return to britland.

My freedom means nothing without the freedom of my brothers and sisters.

The struggle continues....

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