On Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 9 anarchist comrades were arrested by the
French anti-terrorist police (DGSI), across France. In Toulouse, inDordogne, in the Paris region, in Brittany, and in Rennes. ---- They areaccused of being a "..criminal association planning a terrorist attack",even though there is no real evidence of this. So, what did they do?---- The French State has used the following "evidence" to back up thecharges of terrorism: ---- * The use of digital privacy tools (such asSignal, VPN's etc.) and the refusal to give decryption codes to phonesor hard drives; ---- * The occasional use of air-guns in a "paintballtype survival" game;* Travels (to Belgium, Czechia, Greece, Colombia, etc.);* Volunteering to in Rojava against Islamic State, and* Possession of 'elements or substances' used in the composition ofexplosives (everyday household products including bleach and othercleaning items).None of these activities amount to terrorism and most are not even acriminal offence.In order to build a case for the resulting "terrorist" threat, the DGSIcreated the story of a "group" that would conduct "paramilitarytraining" to prepare "acts of terrorism" against "law enforcement ormilitary", while consulting for this purpose with members of variousgroups having the same objectives in France and abroad, and by means ofencrypted communication.This scenario is identical to the one that has been used against manyinternationalist comrades. Where political opinions (true or supposed),lifestyles (squat, mobile housing, international activism, autonomy) andprofiles of the accused people, become sufficient elements to chargeactivists with the crime of terrorism!Exactly as we saw in the UK's famously farcical 'Persons Unknown' trialof anarchists in the 1970's. A familiar déjà vu.We are aware that our comrades were subjected to 'enhanced interrogationtechniques' - sensory deprivation and subjection to white noise. Torturein other words!To be clear: the anarchist ideals of our comrades and the presumption ofguilt is what maintains the "terrorist" accusation although there is noproof. 'Thought Police' terrorism!The DGSI and the French Anti-terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) isalso trying to transpose the judicial treatment of people who joined theIslamic State to activists who fought against them or who have beendesignated as far-left.The fight for a social revolution is not a terrorist act!The real terrorists are those who hold weapons of mass destruction andthe most powerful armies in history. They are the ones who destroy ourplanet and exploit its resources and us in the pursuit of profit. Theyare the ones who enslave the people and massacre those that resist.Both France and the UK welcome bloodthirsty dictators, like Erdogan orMohammed bin Salman, and are in the top ten arms exporters (France nowbeing the 2nd, with the UK hovering around 7th).As long as oppression exists, as long as capitalist power continues, itsdestruction we will continue to exist. We cannot be beaten or destroyed!The AnarCom Network will be taking action in the form of leafleting/infostalls throughout the week in various locations - reports will follow!https://anarcomuk.uk/2023/09/14/solidarity-with-french-comrades-against-state-repression-an-international-call-for-a-week-of-action/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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