[Imc-cambridge] [Fwd: [cambridge-saw-plan] From Simon in Greece]

[Zak Kipling]

Since it doesn't seem to have been posted here, but is certainly of 
relevance...




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Subject: [cambridge-saw-plan] From Simon in Greece
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:57:23 +0000
From: riccardo <rv203 at cam.ac.uk>
Reply-To: cambridge-saw-plan at yahoogroups.com
To: cambridge-saw-plan at yahoogroups.com

Hi all

Simon here. Sorry it all went quiet after our release: we needed a bit
of time to sort ourselves
out, medically and mentally. The situation at the moment is as follows:

Myself, Fernando and Carlos are required to stay in Greece until the
trial. The three other greek
men have returned to live with their families. Kastro is still in
Greece too. As far as I know
there have been no medical problems for any of the hunger strikers.

We have had no news about when the court date could be. There will be a
general election in Greece
on March 7th, and so it is unlikely there will be any announcement on a
possible court date before
then. And then there is the Olympics in Athens... so as you can imagine
the authorities have other
things on their mind at the moment.

It is entirely possible we will be forced to remain in Greece until the
trial date, which could be
this time next year. We will make further applications to leave Greece
until the trial, but our
hopes are not high at the moment. I had made repeated attempt to gain
permission to leave the
country to see my dad (who was seriously ill with leukemia) before
Christmas, but the court in
Thessaloniki was not interested. They waited until he died just before
New Year, and THEN allowed
me to go home to attend the funeral for fifteen days. I did this and
duly returned.

The funds that have been raised by everyone's hard work so far are
being held onto to cover the
substantial legal costs for when the total of 29 people charged as a
result of the Thessaloniki
events finally come to trial. While the lawyers are working for free,
making applications to the
courts requires fees to be paid to the judiciary.

So while we're here we are visiting groups that supported us throughout
the imprisonment, and
trying to make the best of a bad situation. We are staying with
supporters, and I'm looking for
work. But my Greek is very poor (OK, I'm trying!) so its not easy to
find anything. Its tough
enough for Greek people!

Recently a few of the 7 attended a trial of two comrades in Katerini
(who were unanimously
acquitted) to gain experience of the legal process in action. (Its
pretty similar to the UK,
really, but with a bit more shouting).

We really appreciate everything that everyone has done and continue to
do. I stay in touch with
what is happening in the UK though indymedia, and there are so many
great people here to help us.
Thanks again.


Simon C



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