Last April, in a period of massive and continuous slaughter of the palestinian people by the zionist killers, G. Karakasian could not be indifferent. Scorning this model of life that wants people trapped in personal dead-ends and scraping along (school, military service, work, retirement, death), he chose the daily and uncompromising struggle as an attitude of life but also as an attitude of personal dignity.

The provocation of the israeli ambassador, who decided that it was ok to celebrate the establishment of his bloody state in the middle of slaughtering children, was not left without an answer. This time neither the forces of repression nor the demonstration's "guards of order" managed to defuse the people's rage. Of course the cops were present, dogs ready to protect their bosses, all those scums that live as parasites exploiting workers who try to survive under conditions that are getting more difficult everyday.

Our imprisoned comrade G. Karakasian appeared in the court having to face 8 charges, the three of them considered very serious. We will say some things about them not because we have anything to "justify" - besides, social struggle can in no way be "judged" by the so-called "bourgeois legality". We will talk about these accusations because we want to show the hypocrisy and dirt of all those who have the word "justice" as a lollipop in their mouth. To end with the illusions about who is the Law serving.

1st ACCUSATION: "Causing severe injury to police officer". If symbolically clutching the helmet of a cop, who few minutes later was giving an interview in front of cameras, can be considered as "causing severe injury", then how can we call the arrest of our comrade by gorilla-cops who threw him in the yard of the israeli scum's house and hit him in all parts of his body, screaming "We fuck your anarchy" and pulling his ring from his nose, causing him bleeding?? And the democratic procedures didn't stop there. When G. Karakasian went back to hospital the next day to take the file of his case, he was told that the papers had accidentally disappeared...

2nd ACCUSATION: "causing damage to a car belonging to one of the persons invited to the party". This specific "gentleman" who happens to be the manager of a multinational company and was invited to the slaughter party, was warned by Karakasian to leave the place. But he didn't. On the contrary he tried to drive through the demonstrators! We think that the only reason that nothing worst happened to him is only because social fighters are neither murderers nor accomplices in murders like his acquaintances! The scums talk about material damages, we talk about human lives.

3d ACCUSATION: "Possession of explosive device". This is the ridiculous charge for possessing a bullet. It is an accusation not worth of any comment, it just shows how vengeful is the "civilized" and europeanized state of Cyprus, when it comes to judge social fighters.

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As comrades of G. Karakasian, we are certainly sad that he is now hostage in the prisons of the state of Cyprus. But at the same time we are happy to know that our comrade remains strong and aware of the influence of this actions and positions in the revolutionary scene of the island and generally in the future social struggles.

Our solidarity will be present until the day they will announce the sentence (4 September), so that the supporters of authoritarian misery will understand that their attack against anarchists and other people who struggle will not be without cost. For a life of freedom, a life where everyone will be free to enjoy everything through equality, solidarity and mutual aid.