France Alternative Libertaire AL #251 - Russia:
Engaging people for Alexandr! (fr, it, pt) [machine translation]
The Russian anarchist Koltchenko is held in Russia for a year and is awaiting trial. The
mobilization must continue to secure his release and denounce the tyranny of Putin and his
cronies. ---- Just over a year qu'Alexandr Koltchenko is owned by the Russian authorities.
Arrested on 16 May 2014, it is under the influence of delusional accusations (attacks,
planning attacks on behalf of the Ukrainian organization of extreme right Pravy sektor /
right sector). ---- Militant anti-fascist, anarchist, environmentalist and unionist
Ukrainian student, he pays for his opposition to the iron heel with which the Russian
government intends to trample all those who resist his dictatorial power. The Putin regime
wants to condemn heavily to make an example and thus deter all those who face him.
This case, or rather this machination, intervenes in a context marked by the war in
Ukraine. The latter explains much of the stiffening of the Russian authorities. The
publication of the report by Boris Nemtsov, opposition Liberal murdered in February,
brings new elements dependent on the presence of Russian troops among the Russian troops
in the separatist Dombass. This document constitutes a reason for the elimination of
Nemtsov, testifies to this tension and violent refusal of the Russian regime any claim
likely to damage his image.
Three others are pursued by the Russian authorities in this case. The filmmaker Oleg
Sentsov as Alexandr refuses to cooperate with the Russian authorities and recognize a rise
guilt from scratch by the Russian authorities in search for scapegoats. Two other
defendants, Gennady and Alexei Afanasiev Tchrny, have chosen to work with the Russian
authorities because they thought and get a lesser sentence than was promised. The judges
of the Moscow City Court recently condemned to 7 years in penal colony. Koltchenko Sentsov
and may in turn 15 to 20 years of labor camp.
The trial should be held in the second half of June and therefore the mobilization must
intensify to get to the truth and secure their release. New protest rallies were held in
Warsaw and Kiev on May 16 Since April last mobilizations hit twenty cities in the world [
1 ]. Mention Koltchenko back checks .. We must now develop this mobilization, to break
down the wall of the media who ignore this and highlight the dark side of the force of the
Russian tyrannical regime.
Laurent Esquerre (AL Paris Northeast)
[ 1 ] To develop this campaign and support progressive Russian and Ukrainian organizations
that are fighting in very difficult conditions for the release of the defendants in this
case, financial support is needed. Individual donations and organizations are to achieve
Solidaires (payable to Solidarity), 144, boulevard de la Villette, Paris 75019
http://www.alternativelibertaire.org/?Russie-Mobilisons-nous-pour
