my first message from the hospital
Marcus "Sky" Covell | 28.07.2001 19:00
hello everybody! this is my very first post and i am doing it from the hospital computer in genoa. i am still very weak but today, the doctors took out all of the pipes and tubes and i have been able to take my first short walk around the hospital ward. i am enourmously taken aback by all the messages of get well and of solidarity and you all give me more strength every day. italy. indymedia, the doctors and the people of genoa have been extraordinary kind.
last night, i gave a six hour statement to state proscutors and a judge. i am now under the protection of the italian judicial system and cannot be deported. i have denounced the carabineri forces and the interior minister and will be bringing charges against the authorities for what they did that night to me in battitista. the few of us left here are asking the movement to demand the overturning of all of the deportation orders that were issued last week, so that all of the injured, tortured and arrested can come back and give evidence to the judge that is investigating what happened.
i must go now, but i hope to come back to the uk on thursday as soon as i have the strength.
in solidarity
Marcus Sky.
last night, i gave a six hour statement to state proscutors and a judge. i am now under the protection of the italian judicial system and cannot be deported. i have denounced the carabineri forces and the interior minister and will be bringing charges against the authorities for what they did that night to me in battitista. the few of us left here are asking the movement to demand the overturning of all of the deportation orders that were issued last week, so that all of the injured, tortured and arrested can come back and give evidence to the judge that is investigating what happened.
i must go now, but i hope to come back to the uk on thursday as soon as i have the strength.
in solidarity
Marcus Sky.
Marcus "Sky" Covell
e-mail:
phreaka@freenetname.co.uk
Comments
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we are not giving up
28.07.2001 20:10
that atrocities were committed in Genova.
There will be a backlash of popular outrage .
Berlusconi is shitting himself he started the fight we will take it on now till we win . Berlusconi must GO
Luther Blissett
Get well soon!
28.07.2001 20:10
Many thoughts of solidarity for you at the Italian Embassy today,
Much peace,
Matt
Matt S
e-mail:
mattsellwood@cs.com
good to hear you're on the mend!
28.07.2001 20:11
there were speeches today from others who were beaten and illegaly detained and the overriding feeling was that, even though it might not feel like it now if you're laying in hospital, what happened in Genoa makes us stronger as individuals and as a group.....
and yes, the police broke up todays demo, taking pictures and videoing all those trying to stand their ground..... the fight goes on!
kev
e-mail:
kev@your-house.com
Sue the Bastards
28.07.2001 20:45
This will have two benefits. First, it will add enormously to the final tally of the costs of Genoa G8 summmit. When you add up security, advance window dressing, lost business during the summit, post summit repairs and clean-up, and then top that with a multimillion dollar lawsuit - well, that summit's going to end up costing them a pretty penny. And make any other city have doubts about hosting similar meetings.
Second, the stuff that will come out in pre-trial discovery will be things that the Government would rather not see the lght of day.
Sue the bastards! Make them pay and pay and pay! We should make post-summit law suits standard practice.
canadien
Best of luck to you, Sky!
28.07.2001 22:25
As an aside, you may like to hear that in today's "il manifesto" a letter from a cop appeared, in which he said that while he hadn't gone to Genoa himself (because he agrees with the protesters), the stories his colleagues told him when they came back made him decide to take his leave and look for another job, because he doesn't want to be an enemy of the people. He ends the letter by paying his respect to the memory of Carlo Giuliani.
That's one more comrade we can count on.
H.
Hey Sky!
28.07.2001 23:28
Take strength from the fact every day from now you will get better and healthier and every day the movement grows in numbers and strength.
Your comrades all wish you well and a speedy recovery!
In solidarity,
J.R.
J.R.
greeting from swedish comrades
28.07.2001 23:47
Best of luck to you sky and all of the comrades over the world.
We will never give in.
LOve Anarcos and peace
ashgiirh
HIYA SKY, ALL THE BEST TO YOU, MAN
29.07.2001 00:16
good to see you on tv
good to know you're getting well
man, they've thrown so much shit onto them that to get out of it they'll need a submarine.
...and the movement is healthier than ever.
all the best, you deserve it.
max
The truth shall prevail.
29.07.2001 00:19
Well-Wisher
Stay Strong Brother
29.07.2001 01:23
Probably you have to re - something
Int. Sol!
TaboZ
e-mail:
tabe@ozgurluk.xs4all.nl
Homepage:
http://www.ozgurluk.org
Undercurrents say Yo to Sky
29.07.2001 03:06
We are having an undercurrents gathering this weekend and we are thinking of you! The attack on you represents the beatings that anyone of us could have received. Sorry it had to be you. You should be proud of indymedia as everyone has done amazingly well to keep the issues and anger alive in the public eye. Lets hope it creates real changes..Mend well and fast and see you back in blighty soon.
The Undercurrents crew
Oxford
4am Sunday
Undercurrents
e-mail:
underc@gn.apc.org
Homepage:
http://www.undercurrents.org/g8.htm
Hi Sky from da W.O.M.B.L.E.S.
29.07.2001 08:33
Hope you can read all the messages people have written to you. Everyone from the W.O.M.B.L.E.S.
says a big hello. We are all relieved that your coming
back albeit not in one piece! If you want a safe place to stay then give Al a call. We will be at the airport waiting
for you when you get back.
Hope you get better real soon
La Lucha Sigue
W.O.M.B.L.E.S.
W@
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:-) great to see you online!
29.07.2001 17:58
I'm sure it'll be difficult coming home after such intense experiences, but we're all here for you man :-)
imcista
irishheads send their love to sky
29.07.2001 19:25
Myself and Leah and everyone else from Ireland who met u and worked beside u in GSF building are horrified at what happened to you and those in the school. We are taking y'r example and shoving this brutality under the noses of the lazy Irish media.
Everyone sends their love. Pretty much we all got home ok.
We played your voice to 300 people last night off a giutar amp and told them about you.
My mate Joe and a bunch of 200 people here linked arms a few days ago and shut down the Italian Embassy and forced the Ambassador to grovel and apologize.
Thats about it from the Leprechauns, elves, faries, culchies etc.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
e crudden
e-mail:
aaronrip@hotmail.com
Push the legal system as hard as you can...
29.07.2001 23:45
Stay strong.
R. Alford
e-mail:
ralford@unm.edu
get well soon
30.07.2001 15:47
la lutte continua
noel x
noel
e-mail:
noel@desiderium.org
Healing thoughts to you, Marcus
31.07.2001 14:21
Stay strong!
mango
M GLAD FOR GETTIN YOU BACK !!!!
01.08.2001 13:11
m very glad for gettin you back.
hope you`re remembering me!
-stephen-radio-germany-
write me, when you got your time!
-refuse-resist-EXIST!-
Tony Cannelony
e-mail:
bhang-lassi@visto.com
sky vive la luuuuuuuuuuuuuCHA SIGUE!!
01.08.2001 16:50
cant believe what those chicken shit fascist piggers did to you man: hope you get mucho better quicklerioso::
great to see you alive and getting better
respect and solidarity
irish rob
rob
e-mail:
anrchyisorder@ireland.com
welocome back on indymedia sky
03.08.2001 08:55
hugs from berlin.
newsblaster / the clepto one;-)
Best wishes from the US
04.08.2001 07:47
We of IMC Print have been following your story closely. In fact, several of us were listening to Radio Gap and were in the J21 chat room as the IMC and school were attacked, and we heard the screaming and saw several of you being carried out. You might not imagine how many people around the world cried and sobbed at their computers! And then we listened to the GSF's press conference, more crying and sobbing. Later, listening to your interviews, we cried again but also so admired your courage and fortitude.
Thanks for all of your work, and thanks for sharing your experience with us.
If you ever want to write a message to the world via IMC Print, send me a note.
Best wishes,
Carrie
Olympia, WA
Carrie
e-mail:
carriejl@home.com
hope you are on the mend
07.08.2001 13:10
Don't let the bastards get you down....
Good luck see you soon
rod
rod