IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Greek torturers go free as victims face trial

Red Weekly No. 167, 23 September 1976 · pp. 9-10 of the scan · 314 words

The scan: rw-no167-sep-23-1976.pdf (PDF, Marxists Internet Archive, opens at this page)

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page 9 of the scan

not even present ar tne mobisanons, yer the Karamanlis Government is attempting to pin the blame for police violence on the victims of that violence.

Felekis, who was there reporting for his nCWSDdDCI Ergatiki Pali Struggle], told Red Weekly what really happened:

*The police asked the demonstrators to stop their march until they received formal approval. almouen we arcady nad a berml for the demonstration. While we Following the general strike of the Greek working class on 24-25 May, proposed new legislation aims to restrict the right of assembly and demonstranon. Anotner pro posed law would authorise the police to [Workers open fire on any rally whose participants reluse to disperse at police Not content to wait until formally passes these laws, the Government hopes to capitalise on the small size of the revolutionary organisations were wrest a quick conviction of the 14. Already the polce inrew me to tne ground, ine kicked me and beat me with their clubs and fists. They were so infuriated that they often hit each other."

command Parliament water every time they finished a round..

Our involved acquire on nis icel aner ims arrest tuis year. He dismissed them with a laugh when groups 'harbour fascists".

PASOK Once in the station he was beaten more savagely: "After a while they took me to a wash basin and shoved my head under faces were bruised and lacerated.' He still bears these scars today, plus those ana-strike eas anon on ene oasis marne!

However, the PASOK, a social democratic party whose youth group won the largest vote in the recent student elections, has taken the position of calling for the dropping of all charges against the 14 PASOK correctly places the responsibility

page 10 of the scan

lisintegrated the urban proletariat A Japanese soldier and disarmed Chinese policeman after Japan has entered Tientsin in 1931. The war destroyed the economy and

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