"pre-emptive" arrests of radical leftists as Merkel arives in Athens

[Sasha]

Preemtive police detains of activists since the morning
Tuesday, October 9, 2012Angela Merkkel just arrived in Athens while since the morning activists of Radical Left and Anarchist affiliations are being detained, grabbed by police *in front oft their home doors, or in the areas of *the city centre where protest activities have been scheduled. The number of detains is unknown. More*information*as it comes.


http://blog.occupiedlondon.org/2012/10/09/preemtive-police-detains-of-activists-since-the-morning/

[Flying Purple People Eater]

I wonder how many of the fucking cops had Celtic Crosses in their wallets. This is absolute bullshit.

Fuck you, Greek Parliament. And fuck Kasidiaris, too.


Best of hopes to all our comrades in the KKE, PAME, Rocinante and all of the other groups associated for the current union protests.

[Danielle Ni Dhighe]

Solidarity with Greek comrades.

[Sasha]

I wonder how many of the fucking cops had Celtic Crosses in their wallets. This is absolute bullshit.

Fuck you, Greek Parliament. And fuck Kasidiaris, too.


Best of hopes to all our comrades in the KKE, PAME, Rocinante and all of the other groups associated for the current union protests.

Not to push this thread into a sectarian *****fest but I do think its telling this mostly targets the anarchists, some trotskyst and maoist radicals, activists from the free/base unions and even syriza affiliated groups while KKE etc can fulfil their role as sanctioned pressure valve completely unhindered. In fact, the Greeks are already using the general-strike declarations as indications when the next vote on new austerity rounds are, "strangely" enough the unions always manage to call the next general strike and mass march in the week before the next vote even when the vote date is supposedly a tightly kept secret... :rolleyes:

[Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant']

Agreed, hope the comrades arrested aren't mistreated too much during their detention and get out soon.

Fuck the Greek authorities, just obscene..

[Sasha]

Live updates and live stream of the protests over @ occupiedlondon, shit is already kicking off in various places; http://blog.occupiedlondon.org/

[Philosophos]

Agreed, hope the comrades arrested aren't mistreated too much during their detention and get out soon.

Fuck the Greek authorities, just obscene..

Why just fuck the greek authorities? Fuck capitalism. The police is just one of the means capitalism is using.

Anyway my cousin in Athens is telling me that they can't even walk properly around the center of the city. Somebody must tell them that if the people don't want someone inside the country they shouldn't restricte the people in the country but CANCEL THE VISIT!

[DDR]

It seems that there's arroun 2000 (yes, two thousands) arrrested in this preemtive "strike".