[fse-esf] Violence in the ESF

[Lewox]

Dear Haris, Dear All,

A participant of our delegates from Turkey (Global Peace and Justice 
Coalition), who is a doctor, was taking pictures during the conflict. He has 
then seen Petros laying on the ground and in an unconscious state. He 
treated him immediately. He was recovered afterwards, but it seems now that 
he was not completely.

I wish him a quick recovery.

I am very sad to read some comments in this mail-list which might be 
understood as that the SEK and/or IST people have tactics which in the end 
make them deserve violence. I see it as a double moral. Violence should be 
condemned without any doubts. It seems to me that some friends in the ESF 
tend to tolerate violence if it is directed to those who they do not like! 
Sad.

The team of "safeguard" has blocked the SEK contingent long after it was 
necessary in any case (then the SEK contingent was behind of tens of Greek 
organisations). The blockage has not been given up for hours. This alone is 
an eveident that the real reason was not to apply the decisions taken by the 
GSF, but to halt and provocate the SEK contingent. Some of the participants 
of the Turkish delegation (Global Peace and Justice Coalition) were marching 
together with the Greek Stop the War Coalition (SWC). The violent conflict 
has so escalated that the Greek comrades of the SWC have taken us away from 
this place. One professional photographer in the Turkish delegation has 
taken pictures during the attacks to the SEK contingent, which shows clearly 
the violence of the team of "safeguard". We can make them available to the 
public if it is necessary.

However I personnaly do not wish to continue on this matter further, since 
we have had a very successful ESF and we should built on the success of it 
to strenghten the international unity. I wish and hope that the violence 
practicised in the ESF was a product of a small minority and will be 
condemned by the great majority.

I would like to thank to all Greek comrades, who contributed to the success 
of the ESF.

F. Levent Sensever