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The Police have prepared a new special plan to avoid meetings on the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising.
As part of the police measures, public outdoor gatherings in which four or more people participate are prohibited throughout the country, from 6 am on Sunday, November 15 to 9 pm on Wednesday, November 18.
For offenders, subject to the application of other sanctions derived from current legislation, the following sanctions are provided:
– administrative fine 5,000 euros to legal persons and 3,000 euros to natural persons, who organize public meetings in the open air and
– administrative fine 300 euros to people who violate the prohibition by participating in public gatherings outdoors.
Policy against the anniversary of the Polytechnic
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Civil Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis was clear, however, adding that the march for the Polytechnic’s anniversary will not take place this year. It is recalled that EL.AS. A few days ago an evacuation operation was carried out at the Polytechnic University and the Polytechnic Campus to remove those who were inside the buildings. This was followed by incidents in Exarchia for the police evacuation operation.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has stated, however, that the memory of the Polytechnic this year should be honored with a simple ceremony, while calling on the parties not to participate in marches and rallies, nor to encourage citizens to go out on the streets. “The government will not allow such behavior,” said Mr. Mitsotakis, noting that in order to protect public health, the October 28 anniversary celebrations were also not held.
The president of SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, regarding the Polytechnic, has stated that “at a time when the basic rule that we all must follow is distances, the basic rule that we all must follow is not to concentrate too much even in open spaces “.
The first conflict with the government arose from MERA25, when Giannis Varoufakis stated that Michalis Chrysochoidis announced the arrest of the party’s deputies, “which is equivalent to a pre-announcement of circumvention of the Constitution.”
The calls of the Polytechnic
Meanwhile, many leftist organizations, unions and anarchist groups have already made calls for the Polytechnic March in Athena. ANTARSYA, OKDE, SSP, the Anarchist Political Organization (APO) and other groups convene a pre-assembly in Athens on the anniversary day, at 2:00 p.m., in Klafthmonos square.
At the same time, student organizations, anti-authoritarian, leftist organizations are calling for mobilizations and in Thessaloniki. The co-capital calls begin at 15:30 and refer to the AUTh Technical University.
Meetings and marches have been planned by the Polytechnic in other cities of the country, such as Marble, τα Chania, the Rethymno, the Kavala, the Patras, τα Ioannina, the Agrinio and the Komotini.
Draconian measures of EL.AS -4,000 police, drones, helicopters in the streets
Draconian measures are taken at the EL.AS “headquarters” for the Polytechnic day. The initial “crash test” took place at the NTUA and in Zografou, where police carried out raids and arrests.
As for next Tuesday, November 17, the first action will be the “sealing” of the NTUA -which is already guarded by powerful forces- and the issuance of orders prohibiting concentrations and marches for reasons of protection of public health, in Athens and Thessaloniki. . Patrols will be carried out in all the “dreaded” institutions, such as the former ASOEE, in the wider area of Exarcheia and in the surroundings of the Archaeological Museum.
According to police sources, 4,000 policemen, prosecutors and the “Aiandes” (water-launching vehicles) will be on the streets on Tuesday, while drones and helicopters will watch from the air. The order to be given to the police will initially be to warn the protesters, asking them to disperse … in silence. However, in the event of non-compliance, the officers will call for the immediate deterrence of demonstrations and marches, extraditions and arrests.
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