----- Original Message ----- From: dhkcbureau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;> Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 9:20 PM Subject: [MLL]IKM statement on murder of solidarity hunger striker in Holland TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC OPINION Nearly a thousand political prisoners started an Indefinite Hunger Strike on October 20, 2000 against the introduction of isolation cells in Turkey, and they turned this into a Death Fast on November 19. In reaction to developments in Turkey, there have been solidarity hunger strikes in various European countries. One of these started on November 29 in Rotterdam. When the actions received some publicity in the media, Rotterdam city council began making provocational attacks on the hunger strikers in the tent. Each provocation was frustrated by the hunger strikers. Nonetheless, the provocations did not cease. Most recently, when Grup Yorum held a concert at the tent on December 9, these provocations were resumed. But again the hunger strikers warded this off peacefully. The same evening, at about 7 pm, a group of 30 to 40 people who in Turkey are called "idealists and Grey Wolves", attacked the hunger strikers in their tent. They shouted the slogan, "NOTHING CAN STOP THE IDEALIST MOVEMENT!" They slew our comrade CAFER DERELI, who was taking part in the solidarity hunger strike. The attack, which happened in a short time, was clearly well-planned and organised. Although the Dutch police were very close it took them three hours to come to the scene of the crime. This incident once again proves our assertion that THE STATE IN TURKEY AND ITS LONG ARM, THE CIVILIAN FASCISTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MURDER. The state in Turkey, which has practised countless massacres in the prisons of Turkey, this time had its henchmen carry out a slaughter in Holland. Thus the hunger strike and Death Fast resistance, which started in Turkey and spread abroad a short time later, has given its first martyr. WE CALL ON ALL PROGRESSIVE FORCES, ANTI-FASCISTS AND EVERYBODY TO PROTEST AGAINST THIS VILE MURDER AND SUPPORT THE RESISTANCE OF THE PRISONERS ON THE DEATH FAST. COMRADE CAFER IS IMMORTAL! LONG LIVE OUR DEATH FAST RESISTANCE! DEATH FAST SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE THE NETHERLANDS DECEMBER 10, 2000 Place of the hunger strike: Coolsingel Stadhuisplein ROTTERDAM IKM (Committee For Struggle Against Torture Through Isolation) Kreuzweg 12 20099 HAMBURG, GERMANY Tel (0040 40 280 53625) [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Marxist-Leninist-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/marxist-leninist-list
