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Calais: support comrades in Court again!

Calais Migrant Solidarity | 04.09.2012 12:51 | Anti-racism | Migration | Repression

People charged with outrage and organised rebellion against police in Calais face court this week...



Following the violent police attacks against migrants and their supporters on 29 March 2012 in Calais, France, six people are being summoned to court for the second time.

Meet outside Boulogne-sur-Mer court tomorrow, Wednesday 5th September 2012, from 8.30am.

People have been charged with 'outrage' or 'organised rebellion' against the border police, Police Aux Frontières, and the riot police, Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité.

Attacking migrants and their supporters and then laying heavy totalitarian charges has been a common police tactic, aiming to drive out migrants and deter people from challenging state abuse against people with and without papers in Calais.

These police attacks, and round up of people off the streets into police cells for days, just so happened to coincide with the UK ambassador visit to Calais on 30 March 2012 as part of the preparation for the Olympics.

For more details on what happened please see:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2012/04/494501.html

The trial was due to start 30th May 2012 but it was postponed. The police submitted their evidence late and their prosecution representative asked for the trial to be adjourned.

The police and judicial intimidation only reveals, once again, the law enforcement behind the politically organised violence by the state apparatus which tries to destroy solidarity and struggle against nationalist control and persecution of migrants. Despite their aspirations there will always be resistance.

Support comrades at Court of Boulogne-sur-Mer, 8:30am, 5th Sept, 2012!

Calais Migrant Solidarity
- e-mail: calais_solidarity@riseup.net
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