“IT IS FORBIDDEN FOR BOTH THE RICH AND THE POOR TO SLEEP UNDER BRIDGES, BEG AND STEAL BREAD”
Anatole France
In July 2019, at Leroy Merlin(Leroy Merlin is a French-headquartered home improvement and gardening retailer serving several countries in Europe,) in Piraeus, an attempt to remove low-priced products by comrades Christoforos Kortesis, and Thymios A. takes place. This is the reason for the targeting of trade unionist-comrade Giannis A. by the security company OVIT employed by Leroy. Giannis A. does not resign as indicated by the management. After being held hostage for 3 hours the two comrades leave the “small room” of the store with the help of four more comrades. The next afternoon, the cops kidnap Christoforos K., take him to the GADA ( headquarters police in Athens) and charge him, as the prosecutor Angeloudi upgrades this to felony.
A prosecution due to this comrade’s participation in the anarchist space, his previous conviction in the case of Revolutionary Struggle and his financial situation has led him to prison. Following the remand of H.K., the prosecuting authorities will bring charges involving the other 3 comrades.
In this particular case the target of the persecutory mechanisms initially focused on the free access to the wealth produced by the proletariat, which is so “disturbing” for sacred property, and at the same time on the criminalization of trade union action, practical solidarity and comradeship. Sovereignty has the cops and the laws to enforce oppression and exploitation. We have each other to survive and resist them.
SOLIDARITY TO THE 4 COMRADES
TO END THEIR JUDICIAL KIDNAPPING
NOW GATHERING 10/18 at 9:00 PIRAEUS COURTS
COMRADES IN SOLIDARITY
