News from Greece: American Anarchist Presses Charges Against Police
Many of you have no doubt heard by now about the American anarchist who was brutally beaten by the police in Athens on November 15th. Today, From the Greek Streets reports that she “has pressed attempted murder charges against Delta and Dias motorcycle police, as well as the relevant commanding officers” for the beating that left her unconscious with multiple serious injuries including a skull fracture and permanent damage to her inner ear.
Over 170 professors, journalists, and scholars—including Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler, Immanuel Wallerstein, and others—have signed onto an international denouncement of Delta police in light of this and other violent incidents.
The american anarchist, who still suffers from a fractured skull and permanent hearing loss, said in reference to the actions of the police: “What happened to me is not an isolated incident, it is a daily occurance because it is the very role of the police in co-operation with state and capital. This beating will not make me afraid, it does not stop me or anyone else from going to demonstrations – although it’s true that the police came close to killing me that night, we go into the streets because capitalism murders us everyday.”
You can see the full article here. For more background on recent events in Greece, check out the AK Press book We Are An Image From the Future, as well as the more recent reports online from Occupied London.