> TO THE PRESS AND PUBLIC OPINION > > Before the eyes of public opinion in Turkey and the entire world, the state > once again showed its murderous face towards the resistance which had > started in 20 prisons on October 20, 2000 with an Indefinite Hunger Strike > and which was gradually turned into a Death Fast from November 19. > Although our demands were very concrete and just, the state gave obscure and > vague replies to these demands, and by saying "We have postponed the 'F' > Type prisons, finish the resistance," it sought to distract us, and broke > off negotiations. It carried out the attack and massacre which it called > "Return to Life", a massacre which it had said it had been "preparing for > about a year", and which was carried out not long after the state said it > was "postponing" the 'F' Type prisons. > Once again it was seen how much the state's words are merely lies. > On December 19 in 20 prisons, all revolutionary prisoners were attacked and > 28 of our people were slaughtered, dozens left handicapped and hundreds > wounded. The state's aim with this attack was to break the resistance of > revolutionary prisoners. But it did not happen as the state expected. In the > prisons all the revolutionary prisoners responded with resistance to this > attack aimed at annihilating them. > Following the attack, we were subjected to systematic torture, put in the > 'F' Type prisons and isolated. The state officials who spread the lie that > we had resisted (in the old prisons) because of "pressure from organisations > and had been compelled against our will" were given a response when, even in > the 'F' Type conditions, our just and honourable resistance could not be > broken, we showed that we would never accept 'F' Type isolation, new people > joined the Death Fast and all revolutionary prisoners continued the > Indefinite Hunger Strike en masse. > All who are on the side of the people, justice, democracy and freedom can > and must not remain silent witnesses to what we have experienced. > ONCE AGAIN WE ANNOUNCE THAT, > We will never accept 'F' Type isolation. Our resistance will go on until our > demands are accepted, whatever the price that is paid. With resistance, we > will emerge victorious from the 'F' Type prisons. Those who just stood by > and watched and preferred to remain silent towards our resistance, and the > state above all, will be responsible for the price we paid and will pay. > Sooner or later, history will demand a reckoning for this. > We appeal to all sensitive, democratic, progressive, intellectual and > revolutionary public opinion to support our just and honourable resistance. > > WE WILL DESTROY THE 'F' TYPE ISOLATION CELLS! > LONG LIVE OUR DEATH FAST RESISTANCE! > LONG LIVE OUR GENERAL RESISTANCE! > DOWN WITH FASCISM, LONG LIVE OUR STRUGGLE! > WE WILL WIN, OUR PEOPLE WILL WIN! > > January 29, 2001 > > Ahmet Ozdemir, Cem Yildiz, Duygu Mutlu, Nezahat Turan, Hasan Yuksel, Kerim > Tepeli, Siddik Ozcelik, Cafer Kurt, in the name of the DHKP-C, TKP(ML), > TKIP, TKP/ML, MLSPB, MLKP, TIKB, TDP and TKP-Kivilcim Trial prisoners > > [DHKP-C - Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front > TKP(ML) and TKP/ML - Communist Party of Turkey Marxist-Leninist > TKIP - Communist Workers' Party of Turkey > MLSPB - Marxist-Leninist Armed Propaganda Unit > MLKP - Marxist-Leninist Communist Party > TIKB - Union of Revolutionary Communists of Turkey > TDP - Revolution Party of Turkey > TKP-Kivilcim - Communist Party of Turkey-Spark.] > > _________________________________________________________________________
