Press Statement- Diaz victims group
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Genoa Legal Support
Diaz victims group.
April 6th marks the first official trial day of the Diaz raid and the subsequent torture and abuse at the Bolzaneto detention camp which occurred during the G8 summit, July 21/22nd 2001. It is very important that these proceedings have placed on trial a total of 75 police and five doctors, 47 at Bolzaneto and 28 police from Diaz.
Diaz victims group.
April 6th marks the first official trial day of the Diaz raid and the subsequent torture and abuse at the Bolzaneto detention camp which occurred during the G8 summit, July 21/22nd 2001. It is very important that these proceedings have placed on trial a total of 75 police and five doctors, 47 at Bolzaneto and 28 police from Diaz.
Whilst Bolzaneto is still in preliminary stages, the Diaz trial will begin. Of the two trials, Diaz is infinitely more complicated for two reasons. The actual events and also because all 28 police are senior commanding officers. Also, we note with alarm that the Bolzaneto hearings will only have seven and a half year statute of limitations. Almost four years have passed and the main part has not started. Furthermore, we are starting a legal campaign to have torture defined in Italian law.
Fourteen victims of the raid have arrived in Genoa to witness the first day of the trial. Due to legal reasons, the trial is going to open and then adjourn until the summer. Also the case will be moving to another court in Genoa due to the reason that one of the judges is also retiring and a new judge needs to be chosen. It is not expected that their name will be announced.
Massimo Pastore, one of the Genoa Legal Forum lawyers, will be making an application for the case to be opened at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. In a test case, indymedia journalist, Mark Covell will be taking European level legal action against the Italian interior ministry. Furthermore it is hoped that the ECHR will take a more decisive action on the question of Gianfranco Fini.
It is also difficult to comprehend that the police officers on trial could act without political sanction and direction. The Diaz is too big an operation for police officers to take solo decisions to raid the school, inflict so much physical-mental damage and pain and expect to walk away as free men.
From today, British lawyers in London representing five British victims will be launching a private civil action against Gianfranco Fini and accusing him of ordering the raid on Diaz.
we also gratefully acknowledge the comments and statement from Amnesty International.
see:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308375.html
Mark Covell
Lena Zuhlke
Niels Martensen
Wolfgang Baro
Valeria Bruschi
Jens Herrman
Arnaldo Cestaro
Morgan Hager
Sherman Sparks
Norman Blair
Richard Moth
Nicola Docherty
Dan macquillan
Delores Errero
Jaraslaw Engel
Thomas Albrecht
Sara Bartesaghi
Mina Zapatero
And all other Diaz victims.
Diaz & Bolzaneto Supporto Legale
www.supportolegale.org
indymedia UK
www.indymedia.org.uk
italy.indymedia.org
And all other Diaz victims.
Diaz & Bolzaneto Supporto Legale
www.supportolegale.org
indymedia UK
www.indymedia.org.uk
italy.indymedia.org
Fourteen victims of the raid have arrived in Genoa to witness the first day of the trial. Due to legal reasons, the trial is going to open and then adjourn until the summer. Also the case will be moving to another court in Genoa due to the reason that one of the judges is also retiring and a new judge needs to be chosen. It is not expected that their name will be announced.
Massimo Pastore, one of the Genoa Legal Forum lawyers, will be making an application for the case to be opened at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. In a test case, indymedia journalist, Mark Covell will be taking European level legal action against the Italian interior ministry. Furthermore it is hoped that the ECHR will take a more decisive action on the question of Gianfranco Fini.
It is also difficult to comprehend that the police officers on trial could act without political sanction and direction. The Diaz is too big an operation for police officers to take solo decisions to raid the school, inflict so much physical-mental damage and pain and expect to walk away as free men.
From today, British lawyers in London representing five British victims will be launching a private civil action against Gianfranco Fini and accusing him of ordering the raid on Diaz.
we also gratefully acknowledge the comments and statement from Amnesty International.
see:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/04/308375.html Mark Covell
Lena Zuhlke
Niels Martensen
Wolfgang Baro
Valeria Bruschi
Jens Herrman
Arnaldo Cestaro
Morgan Hager
Sherman Sparks
Norman Blair
Richard Moth
Nicola Docherty
Dan macquillan
Delores Errero
Jaraslaw Engel
Thomas Albrecht
Sara Bartesaghi
Mina Zapatero
And all other Diaz victims.
Diaz & Bolzaneto Supporto Legale
www.supportolegale.org
indymedia UK
www.indymedia.org.uk
italy.indymedia.org
And all other Diaz victims.
Diaz & Bolzaneto Supporto Legale
www.supportolegale.org
indymedia UK
www.indymedia.org.uk
italy.indymedia.org
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