INFORMATION ABOUT COMRADE MICHALIS NIKOLOPOULOS AND ABOUT THE TRIAL OF THE CONSPIRACY CELLS OF FIRE CASE.

A solidarity gathering was carried out at 9:30am on Friday morning 28 / 1 at the Evelpidon Courts, where comrade Michalis Nikolopoulos was led, who was arrested on Wednesday afternoon in Kifissia and is accused in the case of Conspiracy Cells of Fire. Then the comrade appeared before the prosecutor (Loukareos court) for the execution of an arrest warrant that had pending for nearly a year and a half, since he was a fugitive. The comrade refused to testify, saying that he does not recognize the procedure and he was imprisoned.

For the third consecutive day on Wednesday 26 January, a three-member Felonies Appeals court proceeded to appoint new lawyers but at the beginning of the procedure, the second group of appointed lawyers, -most of whom appeared in court-, stated that they do not accept their appointment.

In the court a statement was read bv the prison guards stating that the prisoners-defendants do not wish to be transferred to court, while a letter of accused comrade Kostantina Karakatsani asked the court to give time to communicate with her advocates, stressing that she does not want to have another lawyer appointed to represent her.

The court will continue monday 31^st of January.

UPDATES ON THE TRIAL OF CONCSPIRACY OF CELLS OF FIRE 24 AND 25 JANUARY (Greece Athens)

On Monday, January 24, the second day of the trial of the accused in the case of Conspiracy of Cells of Fire, the court rejected both claims of the accused: to have the minutes of the proceedings recorded ("Due to high costs" said the tribunal bozos!) and for the identity papers of those entering the courtroom not to be withheld. ...The defendants left the court, revoked their defence lawyers and stated that they will abstain from prison food and go on hunger strike if the court appointed lawyers (which it did).

Critique of the attitudes of the journalists The statement of the six accused prisoners, agreed by the three comrades* on bail, was read by  George Karagiannidis and said: "We are adamant about the retaining of our comrades' particulars. "

.G. Karagiannidis spoke of the repressive nature of the measure said the defendants want to take their voices beyond the walls of the prison. 
The statement made reference to the journalists, who "misleadingly report directly from the counter-terrorist cops They have reported on our personal lives and those of our families, so they too are exposed." 
When the accused left the prison/court dozens of comrades shouted slogans and many of them raised their fists shouting "Tough, tough, be proud and strong."

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The three comrades Vogiatzakis, Rallis and Giospas who are free on bail claimed that they have nothing to fear, but said that under these circumstances they cannot attend and do not want to go to trial with lawyers whom they do not know.

25 January 2011 - The trial of those accused of involvement in the organization "Conspiracy of Cells of Fire" was stopped this morning and will resume on Thursday. The court proceeded to appoint new defence lawyers, but of the 18 lawyers appointed, only four came forward and stated that they refuse to accept the appointment. As said by the lawyers who refused to take their defence, the case is too serious and the defendants themselves do not wish to be represented. Finally, the court was suspended until Thursday with the appointment of two new lawyers per defendant.

FROM ACTFORFREEDOMNOW!

Freedom to H.Hadjimihelakis, P. Argirou, G.Tsakalos who have taken the political responsibility for the "Conspiracy Cells of Fire" and P.Massouras, K.Karakatsani, A.Mitrousias, G.Karagiannidis who are imprisoned for the same case. 

 
Solidarity to all imprisoned anarchists and revolutionaries. 

THE PASSION FOR FREEDOM IS STRONGER THAN THE PRISON