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EUROKINISSI / BOLARI TATIANA
With dozens of arrests, the police showed their intentions for the anniversary of the Polytechnic. Dozens of suspects piled up in GADA, with non-existent protection measures against Covid-19. The invasion of the MAT from the main gate of the historic building in the center of Athens had preceded.
The Ministry of Citizen Protection cultivates a climate of vigilance a few days before the anniversary of the Polytechnic. Strong police forces, almost simultaneously with the announcements of M. Chrysochoidis for the prohibition of the march, invaded the historical building of Patissia and the Polytechnic (Zografou) evacuating the buildings of a few dozen young men and women who were there reacting to the ” I try to go from one end of the country to the other.
It all started early in the afternoon. The police raided the Polytechnic and proceeded with dozens of arrests with the main accusation of violation of public health measures. At the same time, the Legal Assistance Team that went to the General Directorate of Police of Attica (GADA), found that dozens of suspects are piled up in the same area, without any protection measures, at the time they are being charged! For this very reason!
The lawyers asked the competent authorities to ensure that the prescribed distances between the accused are respected, as well as that there is better ventilation of the space.
According to EL.AS. More than sixty-eight (68) people were brought in, while a similar operation was established at the Polytechnic (Zografou). Delta and EKAM invaded the Chancellor’s Office, evacuating the building. 24 people left with no side effects and were also taken to GADA.
After the arrests, hundreds of people gathered in the Plaza de Exarcheion and marched while calls for solidarity arrived from collectives in the anarchist space for a rally at GADA.
The repression “smelled” of kilometers of strong police (with more than 10 cages) deployed in the Polytechnic area since last night (Thursday). The weather is confirmed on “Ef.Syn”. and a neighbor in the area who witnessed the events on Friday afternoon. According to the testimony, a man was brought – almost unconscious – who was outside the Polytechnic, without knowing the reasons.
It was preceded by the attempt of some ladies to approach the gate of the Polytechnic to feed the few people who were inside. The police removed the women without making any arrests. But the same luck does not have a man who also tried to eat and was treated.
“Autopsy” Bogdanou …
The deputy of New Democracy, Konstantinos Bogdanos.
EUROKINISSI / TATIANA BOLARI
The photos of Konstantinos Baghdanos with the police during the operation are impressive. The New Democracy deputy had been careful to “create” an atmosphere by presenting a question to the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis, about the course of the Polytechnic. The camera caught him voluntarily introducing himself and “inspecting” EL.AS’s actions. in the middle of a traffic ban with him “tweeting” that “members are excluded” from the ban.
“The presence of the deputy Mr. Bogdanos as an animator of the police outside the Polytechnic is an image of shame for ND”, comments the Movement for Change.
Reactions to the repression at the Polytechnic
MERA25, through the representative of Michalis Kritharidis, commenting on today’s events, reiterated that a delegation of nine party members will normally participate on Tuesday in the march from the Polytechnic to the US embassy, while in a serious complaint the party of opposition. Giannis Varoufakis, with the Minister of Citizen Protection, Michalis Chrysochoidis.
According to the complaint, the Police will try to arrest the deputies of the party who will try to march for the anniversary of the Polytechnic.
Previously, Kritharidis had attacked the government, stressing that “its authoritarianism does not deter any Democrat.” The representative of MEPA25 denounced “the authoritarianism of the government that now slides into” logic “that directly refers to other times and other regimes” and emphasizes that “in this way the government officially declares war on the democratic and militant demands of the people and “Polytechnic’s message is becoming more relevant than ever, with this far-right authoritarian memorandum government.”
The KKE’s reaction was also fierce. “At a time when the government’s criminal responsibilities are exposed daily for not shielding the public health system and taking actions in critical areas such as public transportation, workplaces, schools, the government insists on delirium for the Polytechnic. as a distraction, with the aim of transferring their own responsibilities to the people, who are fighting and observing all the necessary protection measures with the above. “Even if you don’t point the finger at the people, the youth and the political parties,” the KKE states in its comment “on the statements of the Minister of Citizen Protection.
“The government is the one that did not celebrate this year on October 28 or other holidays. Mass organizations, political youth and parties celebrated, as every year: with events in schools, colleges, corridors, squares, streets, of course observing all the protection measures this year. Thus they will celebrate, as they know and as they have decided, the anniversary of the Polytechnic ”, adds the KKE and underlines, concluding:
“Shame and disgrace of those who once again try to take advantage of the pandemic to impose” silence “and of those who try to” turn “the mask – necessary for life and health – into a” muzzle “, he concludes.
