Greece,Athens: Third antifascist* motorcycle demo clashed with neo-Nazis

The night of September 15th saw the first motorcycle patrol through Athens centre with
flypostering and protest chants against neo-Nazi attacks. On September 22nd another antifa
motorcycle demo was realized successfully. ---- In the evening of Sunday, September 30th,
a third antifascist intervention?motorcycle patrol passed through downtown locations, but
was soon hindered by fascist scum. Consequently, comrades trashed nearly three neo-Nazis
close to Phylis street in the sector of Aghios Panteleimonas, downtown Athens. At
approximately 9pm, while one of the fascists was still lying wounded on the ground, the
demo?s last motorcycles were attacked in retaliation by several thugs of the DELTA
motorcycle police unit. ---- Almost all of the antifascists on motorbikes were chased and
attacked, first in the vicinity of Amerikis square (not far from the Tanzanian community
centre, which was ransacked by fascists only a few days ago), then on Alexandras avenue,
but also as they were heading back to Exarchia.

There, also, a couple of youths were persecuted and detained by cops. Several motorbikes
were left behind and eventually confiscated by the police. Soon thereafter, many comrades
gathered in the central Athenian squats in defense of the sites. Among an unconfirmed
number of comrades injured by cops, one antifascist was seriously wounded. Nearly 23
people who took part in the action were initially reported missing. Among them, 15 were
arrested at different locations and held in the police headquarters on Alexandras Avenue,
without access to any lawyer.

A gathering was called for Monday noon, October 1st, at Evelpidon courts in solidarity
with the arrestees. The proceeding was delayed and finally postponed for Thursday, while
the gathering was attended by more than 300 comrades. In the evening, various police units
attacked furiously the supporters inside the courtyard and persecuted them in nearby
streets, resulting to numerous detentions ?4 were later turned into arrests.

The 15 antifascists that were arrested on 30/9 are still held in the police headquarters
?due to appear in Evelpidon courts in the morning of Thursday 4/10. The 4 comrades
arrested on 1/10 will be held in the police headquarters until Friday 5/10, when they will
probably undergo trial in Evelpidon courts.

Antifascists who took part in the action have not yet released their own version of
events, but notified there is a need to raise more than 10,000euros for legal expenses and
monetary bails. Furthermore, in the late evening of Wednesday 3/10, they called for an
open assembly in the Polytechnic School to discuss latest updates on the 15 arrestees of
the antifascist intervention-patrol (30/9), the 4 arrestees of the solidarity gathering in
Evelpidon courts (1/10) and upcoming actions. The assembly was attended by more than 300
supporters.

On the same night, a video of the intervention on 30/9 was released, containing footage
shortly before the repressive strike. In addition, all 19 hostages in the police
headquarters sent out a first reportback:

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012

A few words from the detention cells on the 7th floor of the Athens police headquarters
Although three days have already passed since our arrest during the antifascist motorcycle
demo and flypostering (on Sunday 30/9), we think it?s good to clear up a few things even
now. After a manifest call-out on Sunday 30/9, an antifascist motorcycle demo and
flypostering took place in downtown Athens, which started off from Exarchia. This
demonstration came as a response to fascist pogroms and attacks against immigrants that
are carried out in several areas of central Athens by fascist gangs, who are disguised as
?committees of residents or shopkeepers? and act with the assistance of official state gangs.

Right now, we?re not interested in analyzing or explaining here the given and hackneyed
relation of Golden Dawn/Chrissi Avgi with the Greek Police.

Just after the patrol was attacked by Goldendawners(-citizens), there was an onslaught by
cops of the DELTA motorcycle police unit, who followed the rear of the demo but also drove
parallel alleys. In the end 15 antifascist fighters were caught, both women and men. They
were injured to various parts of their bodies, like the head, arms and legs, while cops
also used taser guns (electroshock weapons).

We were brought to the 6th floor of the Athens police headquarters, in front of the
department of state constitution protection, where the night was accompanied by beatings,
threats, hair pulling, and burnings from the DELTA teams who took our picture for their
private photo albums while keeping watch to us.

Threats such as ?Now that we know who you are, we will bury you just like your
grandparents in the Civil War? are indicative of the terrorism that the cretin praetors of
the DELTA teams tried to inflict on us. At the same time, we were not allowed to
communicate with lawyers or doctors for 19 consecutive hours. The next day, after they
made a transfer?show in order to take our suspect profiles, they ultimately brought us to
the courts of the former Evelpidon military school.

While we still remained at the courts, anti-riot police forces attacked the gathered
solidaritarians, beating up fiercely many of them. A total of 25 people were detained, and
ultimately 4 arrestees were indicted. From the moment of their arrest, they were
transferred onto the 6th floor of the police headquarters, where cops implemented a
similar tactic of intimidation, including humiliating body searches. After an
unprecedented vengeful decision, the temporary detention of the 4 arrestees was prolonged
for three more days (until Friday), while the temporary detention of the 15 initial
arrestees was extended until Thursday.

They brought us to the detention cells on the 7th floor of the police headquarters, in an
overcrowded ward (intended for 30 people, while at the moment 80 people ?live? there in
incredibly squalid conditions), in an attempt to ?break our nerves?.

However, we encountered a truly exceptional feeling of solidarity from people that have
been ?forgotten? up to three months in this place. Amidst the ?economic crisis? more and
more people are driven to poverty and destitution, social cannibalism is being rewarded as
virtue, fascism is raising its head in our localities and neighbourhoods, the State?s
offensive is being intensified at all levels; amidst this period, options that promote
self-organization, solidarity, comradeship and direct action are those that can not only
stand in the way of fear, which they try to impose on our lives, but as the prospect of a
different social organization. You need to deeply grasp what fascism is really about.
Fascism won?t simply die on its own; you need to trash it. Arrestees of 30/9 and 1/10

* (Some among us, proud progenies of anarcho-communist brigands/symmorites.)

Anarchist banner in Kamara, Thessaloniki: ?Solidarity with the arrestees of the
antifascist motorcycle demo ? Athens ? Evelpidon courts, 4/10?
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