Athens: CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE HUNGER STRIKER ALFREDO COSPITO
In 2014 the anarchist Alfredo Cospito was sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison because at his trial for shooting the manager of a nuclear plant in the legs he did not make any statements of repentance, but instead defended his action, an action “against the doctrine of technology” according to his words. In 2016 and already in custody, he was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, accused of a bomb attack on a carabinieri school in Fossano in 2006.Since 5 May 2022 he has been in solitary confinement (41bis) as part of changes to the Italian penitentiary code.
This regime imposes a reduction of the prisoners’ exercise period to one hour a day and visits with relatives to one hour a month, as well as restrictions on correspondence and reading material. In these ways it forces the prisoners into complete social isolation. Similarly, with the re-establishment of C-type prisons, the amendments to 187 and 187A, the increase of the minimum sentence to 4/5 from 3/5, the frequent DNA-based prosecutions and other amendments to the Sofronist code, it is clear that the treatment of the comrade Cospito is not so far from the standards of the Greek State. Besides, the cooperation between the two States is complemented by their economic support for each other. Of course, despite the apparent differences between them (with the image of the Greek State as more progressive and the Italian State as more conservative), it is obvious that the counter-revolutionary policy is the same regardless of the regime and government.
Throughout time, prisoners have used various means of struggle (uprisings, hunger and/or thirst strikes) against their confinement. In this context, the comrade Cospito has been on hunger strike since 20 October against his detention regime (41bis). Being now in a very critical state of health, having lost a significant percentage of his initial weight and with a clear risk to his life, the competent court on 23/2 rejected his appeal and revalidated his stay under this regime.
We stand against any State, any form of confinement, oppression and exploitation. For this reason we consider it necessary to show our solidarity to anyone who refuses to be integrated into the world of power and through the multifaceted struggle chooses to resist it.
Thus, for our part, with internationalist solidarity in mind, on the evening of Thursday 23/2, we chose to attack capitalist targets, of Italian origin or not, causing extensive damage to :
an Elpedison store on Patision Street
a Eurobank ATM in Panormou street
a Piaggio car dealership
a Benetton shop in the area of Ilion area
SOLIDARITY WITH ANARCHIST HUNGER STRIKER ALFREDO COSPITO
FIRE TO THE 41 BIS REGIME
UNTIL THE LAST CAGE IS TORN DOWN
Anarchists
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