Solidarity With Polykarpos Georgiadis

On 16th April 2004 civil police stopped anarchist Polykarpos Georgiadis on one of Thessaloniki’s streets and brought him to Police Headquarters.Just after several hours of his detention cops presented proudly to massmedia ther story,bragging about having"caught bomber in an act". Polykarpos is initially presented as being responsible for undefined number of arsons,that took place in the city and finally accused of arson attempt against car belonging to private security company,parked on the street where they caught him.

Himself he denies all the charges and clearly states,that as anarchist he’s police target and had been followed since longer.Even civil cops ,which arrested him are admitting that they know him because of his anarchist activities. Polykarpos points out,that he was arrested in spot which lays on his usual everyday’s route,so perfectly known to cops following him.

His arrest is result of desparate and failed efforts of cops to clear out cases of arson,so cop story is full of elements that could help restoring their image :they speak about possible "cooperators" as to create image of "blasting whole group". Home-searches and intrusions in houses of comrades and friends of Polykarpos follow,yet cop story falls apart.Even remaining initial accusation done by cops themselves -"caught in an act"-have little validity,as they are incapable of presenting any proofs(delay mechanisms,etc.). Still,20th April he is put in jail ,till the trial ,on bases of constructed accusation,then brought to prison of Koridallos in Athens,where he remain till today.Polykarpos send few open letters,that had been printed in anarchist publications.Some excerpts :"...In this war we must take position. The silence,as well as non-participation are way of accepting what’s going on.The ones which don’t fight,the "innocent ones" are also killers.In this conflict nobody’s innocent.War doesn’t stop just by loosening your handcuffs.Destroy all prisons,visible and invisible ones. Solidarity with struggles against "white cells"(solitary confinement units,since years functioning in Germany or Spain against political prisoners,but only recently introduced in Greece in procces of europeization) ! Resist society,that creates prisons !"

After few months Georgiadis is able to appeal for releasement.In September ,Vice-Chief of Thessaloniki Police pleads for DNA-specimen of Georgiadis hair, supposebly to compare with DNA probes found on spot of similar as he’s accused of,actions.This demand frozed juristical procedure of deciding on his further imprisonment.DA District Attorney initially agreed to release Polykarpos,yet Appeal Council rejected it ,as well as rejected cop’s demand for DNA-probe.All this proofs only,that state’s intention is anyhow to keep Georgiadis in prison.

Few demonstration and numerous attacks (eg.many arsons) took place in solidarity with Polykarpos Georgiadis. Best form of solidarity with imprisoned anarchists is always continuuing,spreading and escalating the struggle.