Search of the office of the Association of Democratic Jurists Hi everyone, The return from Brazil could not have been more turbulent. Here’s a brief message: Today the authorities have searched – without confiscating anything – the law office of our colleague from Bologna, Desi Bruno in connection with the earlier raids of the indymedia social centres, searching for video material. The search, arranged by the MP, Ge. Pellegrini (of MD – a different constituency!), of Desi’s office was regarding her capacity as a representative of the Association of Democratic Jurists and looking for video information related to the G8 protests in July. Ms Bruno has already requested an urgent meeting with the Head Procurator – now arranged for next week. This afternoon at the Council of Lawyers of Bologna there was a press conference about this serious act, above all in considering the fact that it was totally pointless and superficial. There were so many police it was as though they were dealing with terrorists. Moreover the decree itself is absurd and highly unprecedented from a judicial and political point of view. This is gross intimidation and an attack on the Association of Democratic Jurists as well as being an attack on the right to freedom of association. It is in particular an attack aimed at lawyers and jurists “connected” with the movement. Why did they not simply request the showing of the material?