Chios: Start of the Court Case against the Moria 35

The proceedings against the 35 accused of protests in the Hot-Spot Moria on Lesvos/Greece will start on 20.04.2018. In the summer of 2017 one of many protests occurred, following an insurrection due to inhumane living conditions in the socalled Hot-Spots on the Greek islands. Since the EU-Turkey deal of March 2017 the new arrivals are kept imprisoned indefinitely on the islands and threatened with deportation to Turkey. Following the insurrection, the counterinsurgency unit of the Greek police used excessive force, leading to several people being severely wounded and two hours later to the arbitrary arrest of 35 refugees from various West African countries. A marathon trial in April has now been announced. Thirty-five accused are being made an example of with in each case the same charges; they are charged vicariously for all those who put up resistance against the isolationist migration policy. During the court case international solidarity is required. Holding the court case on Chios instead of on Lesvos, means in the first place a restriction of the defense, because important defense witnesses are not allowed to travel. There are 35 accused, but targeted are all those who have to fight every day for freedom of movement. Free the Moria 35!

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