As reported in a previous post, the residents of Keratea in Attica (around 10 miles south of Athens International Airport) have been involved in a struggle and fierce clashes with riot police forces who have arrived in the area to enforce the construction of a waste burial site that is unwelcome by the locals. The riot police have defied a court order temporarily halting the works.
Seven locals were arrested on Wednesday (15.12) while at least another six had been arrested in the previous days. Those arrested yesterday have been charged with two felonies and two misdemeanours; they are appearing at the court in Athens tomorrow (17.12) where a solidarity gathering has been called for.
More info as it comes.
3 Comments
http://de.indymedia.org/2010/12/296633.shtml
Apparently court orders don’t have the same legal potency there in Greece as you’d think in a country that was historically the foundation of justice for many so-called western standards of law.
greek democracy only existed for slavedrivers
One Trackback/Pingback
[...] The residents celebrate with a feast at the blockade. Daily report from occupied london blog: http://blog.occupiedlondon.org/2010/12/16/453-residents-of-keratea-attica-continue-their-struggle-with-riot-police-against-the-construction-of-a-landfill-for-a-sixth-consecutive-day/ [...]
Post a Comment