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Anti-Anarchist Repression in Chile For Mutual Aid & Solidarity September 2010 325.nostate.net Anti-anarchist repression in Chile CALL FOR INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY deafness and silence, are helping to association of “Molotov bomb makers”, WITH THE 14 HOSTAGES OF THE erase the oppressed, the masquer- “violent criminals”, “vandals”. This CHILEAN ‘DEMOCRACY’ ades, jails, and resignations….. scenario is the one that the 14 accused comrades were facing. Welcome to Chile, a society of jails and “The bombs case” is the title that jailers. keeps appearing in the headlines of Back then, the police never thought that evidence was necessary, This past Saturday the because the things they 14th of August, in the seized as alleged bomb cities of Santiago and making materials were no Valparaíso, an action more than common domestic coordinated by all types of utensils. These Molotovs police special task forces never existed. During the violently raided three judiciary process, the 6 squatted social centers antagonists of this story were and many private homes in allegedly the worst moral fives communes. The aberrations; public opinion police intimidated people has given legitimacy to the with weapons of war, sentence of up to five years broke windows and doors, in jail … and took many personal items with them from all of But OOPS…’mistake’! The the houses. accusations were fake, the police’s masquerade had 14 people were detained been revealed. Finally, these being informed of the 6 people did not serve the reason for their detention after three hours. the newspapers like a bad novel, in time they were sentenced. But that’s which the main characters, the only after spending 11 days in a high Later, Six people were released on proba- Minister/Secretary of the Interior, the security prison. Just as expected, no tion for lack of evidence against them. As prosecutor and his police henchmen institution was held accountable for the for the people that remained imprisoned, are trying to catch the ’undesirable’ irreversible physical and psychological they were put in isolation cells in maximum anarchists. The beginning of the punishments and damages inflicted on security jails where they were awaiting a ’bombs case’ is a police persecutions the detainees, nor for the personal 180 day long investigation process and saga that dates back to the 10th of belongings that were seized from their potentially a 20 year sentence for alleged September, the eve of a historic date them and their comrades. illegal terrorist association. The state has in Chile, on which people mourn their alleged that these people were involved in dead and disappeared ones from the Four years have gone by since this making and blowing up the bombs that dictatorship, while others display their incident, and with its passing, the have erupted lately in the capital. According discontent with the falseness of a travesty of justice, the inequalities and to the prosecutor, this association was a democracy that has not changed the repressions remain the order of the hierarchical organization directed by key much from a dictatorship. day. ringleaders. In this context, a Molotov bomb was Only to talk about JUST A FEW This supposition is in absolute contradiction thrown at the house of the govern- concrete examples: with anarchist ideology – most of the ment. The images went around the kidnapped people have been labeled as world; the symbol of the concord of According to the survey of “national anarchists- which is opposed to the democratic parties was blown into socio-economic characterization” concepts of “leaders” and “hierarchies”… pieces; the fraternal unifying factor of (CASEN) the economic gap has the left has been altered. Two weeks increased from 13% to 15% since 2006. Furthermore, this charade, is a perfect later, a vast police contingent raided Meanwhile the administration of the outcome for the puppeteers and jailers who the squat “La Mansión Siniestra” and government wants to spend 135 desire to keep their power. Above all, this arrested 6 people, who, to their own thousand millions of pesos to build, has been the result of those citizens, who surprise had become, thanks to the starting this year, 10 new prisons, which like their peace so much and through their distorting role of the press, an illegal would add to the total of more than continued overleaf. 16,500 new vacancies in the prison that shows how the inefficacy of the formalized custody of 180 days for system. It is important to note, alliance of political parties has erupted conspiracy. according to the sources of the tragically in our lives. Today we mideplan, that 64% of the prison become its scapegoats, displayed like Pablo Morales: Held in C.A.S. population are illiterate or have not pariahs in an outlandish play, in order formalized custody of 180 days for finished their basic studies and are the to legitimize their ventures and win conspiracy poorest and the most marginalized ’moral sympathies’ among the people in Chilean society. This spectators and the right. In this hunt to Felipe Guerra: Held in C.A.S. illustrates that the interest of the cover up facts, which have been formalized custody of 180 days. system is to imprison the most intentionally invisible in the media, the marginal instead of educating them hunger strike of 32 Mapuche political Carlos Riveros: In “freedom” pero and providing them with the tools for a prisoners, who fight the adversity of precautionary measures. better life. Chilean justice and demand their natural rights, is being hidden. Or Vinicio Aguilera: Held in C.A.S. These prisons need jailers… another omission, the use of cheap, formalized custody of 180 days. insufficient equipment to attempt the The alliance of ’democratic’ parties ’rescue’ of 33 miners trapped only a Mónica Caballeros: Held in C.O.F. was in charge of the government for a few days earlier this week. formalized custody of 180 days. decade after the dictatorship, killing 42 people, and helping, instead of Today, these 14 comrades, among Andrea Urzúa: Held in C.O.F. changing, the development of the them, anarchists, communicators and formalized custody of 180 days. ’political constitution of Chile’ that was social fighters, show solidarity to created by the dictatorship, strength- unjust causes, are involved in open Camilo Pérez: In “freedom” but with ening it with reforms and continuing squatted social centers where they precautionary measures. with its tradition of criminalizing social sustain libraries, video libraries, movements and perfecting the Anti- gardens, and people who exchange Cristián Cancino: In “freedom” but Terrorism Law. and question ideas and actions in with precautionary measures. forums and activities conducted in a One of the modifications to the Anti- horizontal manner. These people are Diego Morales: In “freedom” but with Terrorism Law was to give policemen a automatically criminalized; prosecutors precautionary measures. status of ’witnesses of faith’, whereby have enough ambiguous evidence to they frequently do not have to present take their freedom away from them. Francisco Solar: Held in the C.A.S. concrete evidence against the For example, a tapped telephone call formalized custody of 180 days. accused, which gives the legal where a mother demanded that one of support to the masquerade/ setups for the accused people be taken care of; Omar Hermosilla: Held in C.A.S. those who represent a threat to the this was used as evidence against her. formalized custody of 180 days, for system. Among other barbarities, now The open squatted spaces and the conspiracy. in 2010, the turn of the ’coalition for people who are committed to change’ with Sebastian Piñera in denouncing and transforming on a Candelaria Cortez: In “freedom” but power. This regime is pro-dictatorship daily basis their own lives and their with precautionary measures. and a huge collaborator with the society have become more vulnerable establishment of the neo-liberal to the apprehensions of the state and Iván Goldenberg: In “freedom” but capitalist model. Let’s not forget that its prosecutions, which illustrates that with precautionary measures. he was also the one that gave the this prosecution is also ideological. Chileans the opportunity of having credit cards to live working in order to Now… Who are the terrorists? C.O.F.: Centro de Orientación pay their debts. But above all, Femenina nowadays M. Piñera is famous for his We make a call to build an interna- campaign ’the Battle against Delin- tional support network for the C.A.S.: Carcel de Alta Segurida quency’, in which he shows us his people imprisoned on the 14th of support for a policy of more ’security’, August. Precautionary Measures: Cannot in other words, and to be less leave the country, a ban on communi- moderate with the term, jailers that Today more than ever! Internationalists cating with each other, sign weekly, secure the power of their friends – the of the world to solidarity and action, to prohibited from visiting prisoners or businessmen and capitalists. To make face the kidnappings and lies of the going to social centres and squats sure that things proceed smoothly, the Chilean state!. that were raided. president will reinforce the repression against historically repressed popula- tions, increasing police personnel to 15000 carabineros (paramilitary Here is the list of the 14 comrades, police) and increasing the salaries of that were and are, held hostage by the civilian police, who have had in the last Chilean state. Below is the condition few months their salaries increased by they are in, where they are being held 18%. and respective charges against them. Comrades held hostage: This is how, the ’Battle against Delinquency’, is an exemplary example Rodolfo Retamales: Held in C.A.S. handcuffs that were my company for computers, pens, videos, posters and several hours on several occasions.
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