Solidarity with the 11 political prisoners and hunger strikers from Turkey | Symbolic hunger strike inside the prison
On 16 November, the appeal trial of 11 political prisoners from Turkey Ali Ercan Gökoğlu, Burak Agarmış, Hasan Kaya, Sinan Çam, Şadi Naci Özpolat, Halil Demir, Anıl Sayar, Harika Kızılkaya, Hazal Seçer, Sinan Oktay Özen and İsmail Zat, who have been imprisonment in Greek prisons since 19 March 2020, will begin.
During their trial in a special court, they were not allowed proper interpretation, the testimony of defence witnesses was interrupted several times by the court, they were attacked by the cops inside the courtroom and on 17 July 2021, they were sentenced to 33 years in prison each one, the main charge of participating in a “terrorist organisation”.
From 7 October 2022 they started an indefinite hunger strike with the main demand of a fair trial. Our support for their struggle is self-evident.
From the first days of the strike in the women’s prison of Thebes, the bullying of the prison service against the 2 compañeras Harika and Hazal started, as they attempted to put them in solitary confinement with the threat of disciplinary councils. The two compañeras refused and under pressure from solidarity compañeras and comrades the two militants were not disciplined.
However, when Hazal was found to have tachycardia and arrhythmia a few days ago, she was forcibly taken to the hospital in Thebes, where an attempt was made to insert an IV without her consent. She eventually returned to prison with cuts and bruises from the abuse of cops and prison officers. Needless to say, this treatment constituted torture and also endangered her health.
In the face of all persecution and torture, we stand by the struggle of the 11 fighters from Turkey. In solidarity, we will hold a one-day symbolic hunger strike today, Saturday 12 November.
IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF THE 11 FIGHTERS FROM TURKEY
START OF THE TRIAL AND SOLIDARITY GATHERING ON 16/11/22 9:00, AT THE COURTROOM OF THE KORYDALLOS PRISON
SOLIDARITY WITH ANARCHIST AND HUNGER STRIKER ALFREDO COSPITO SINCE 20/10
Dimitris Hatzivasiliadis
Panagiotis Vougiouklakis
Lambros Vougiouklakis
Vanggelis Stathopoulos
Fotis Daskalas