IMGpapers 1976–79

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

KRIVINE ARRESTED MADRID

Red Weekly No. 172, 28 October 1976 · pp. 6-7 of the scan · 308 words

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developing in the workers movement, and the other is that the only real force movement Commissions - reflects this unitary spirit and wants to build this central union for all workers.

We have therefore decided that the way forward to the democratic break is through the election of rank and file delegates from all tendencies to Constituent Union Congress, would decide on the form of union they want.

Montes is pessimistic about the immediate this policy. This is partly because the regime has latched onto trade union pluralism Wal movement, but mainly other trade union bodies. backing of European social democracy, oppose unification. These other organisations don't appear to want it, 'Certainly the UGT doesn't ne said.

want unity! Agreement In this respect, Montes pointed out that the MC Is in suostantal agreement with our comrades of the Revolutionary (LCR) that in the struggle for the united, central union the unitary organisations in the factories are fundamental.' He stressed the importance Workers which however prospects for divide because the with the League MIR FLORES E'S time they rades. militants ALAIN KRIVINE and Patrick Jouvet, leading members of the LCR, the French section of the Fourth International, were arrested in Madrid last week.

After addressing a meeting at Madrid University, the comrades were taken away by the BPS, the Spanish secret police and held for 36 hours. After this were deported to France. At no time were any charges made against the comThey were held in unlit cells, without food or water, a com mon practice in Spanish jails. Four Spanish comrades, arrested with Krivine and Jouvet, are any still held in these conditions without charges being brought. Alongside them are about 250 mainly revolutionary left, who did not aet the benefit of the Govern

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