[fse-esf] Solidarity for imprisoned Pakistani leader in Athens
Javied Aslam
ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΟΝ Π
ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ ΣΤΑΜΑΤΗΣΤΕ ΤΟΝ Π
Wed Nov 22 08:23:29 CET 2006
Solidarity for Javied Aslam
Dear friends,
Yesterday, a court in Athens open the case to release Javied Aslam, leader of Pakistani Community of Greece who was put in prison after a red alert issued by Interpol after orders of Pakistani junta.
Javied Aslam testified that “if I would accept to sell out my fellow Pakistanis who were kidnapped last summer by Greek secret police and interrogated under while British agents were watching I would not accused and put in prison”
Tomorrow we expect the final decision by the court whether he will be released or not.
Please keep the pressure by signing the petition and sending delegations to greek embassies asking for his immediate release and not sending him back to Pakistan where he will disappear in a Guantanamo.
You can sign online by going to http://www.stop-the-war.gr/taslam_en.html , or just to jspg at otenet.gr.
Petros Constantinou, coordinator Campaign Genoa 2001-Greece
Yiannis Sifakakis, coordinator Stop the War Coalition-Greece
Please sign this appeal
Free Javied Aslam, stop the extradition to Pakistan
Javied Aslam, the democratically elected President of the Pakistani Community in Greece was arrested in Athens on Monday November 6 and is threatened with expulsion from Greece to Pakistan. He is accused by the Pakistan authorities of illegal human trafficking and the Greek police have rushed to implement an Interpol warrant for his arrest, despite the fact that a Greek Court of Justice acquitted Javied of such charges on September 29 this year.
The governments of Kostas Karamanlis in Greece and Pervez Musharaf in Pakistan are openly and unashamedly cooperating in order to take revenge on the man that brought to public attention the scandal of illegal arrests and interrogation by the Greek and British secret services last year. Twenty eight members of the Pakistani Community in Greece have come forward to testify that they were seized from their homes in Athens and Yannena in the summer of 2005, held in secret prisons of the Greek Intelligence Service (EYP) and tortured while MI 6 agents watched. There was not a shred of evidence against them and they were all released but threatened not to say anything about this.
It was only thanks to the courage of Javied Aslam that the antiwar movement in Greece was able to disclose this scandal and force the resignation of the then Minister of Public Order Giorgos Voulgarakis. It was a political defeat for the “secret renditions” program of Bush and Blair and their Greek allies. Now they want to punish Javied Aslam.
We appeal to the international antiwar movement and to public opinion in all countries to mobilize in defense of Javied Aslam. We demand his immediate release from jail and a stop to all extradition proceedings. A successful defense of Javied will be a victory for all those trying to protect democratic rights around world from the attacks of Bush’ s endless war.
Initial signatories include :
1. Ahmed Ben Bella, ex-president of Algeria
2. Ahmad Souissie, Director Nord-Sud XXI
3. Vittorio Agnoletto MEP Italy
4. Samir Amin France
5. Haidi Giuliani Senator Italy
6. Dr.Elaheh Rostami Povey, University of London
7. Lindsey German Stop the War Coalition, Britain
8. Chris Ninenham Globalize Resistance, Britain
9. Grigoris Felonis President Athens Labour Center (EKA)
10. Yannis Sifakakis Stop the War Coalition, Greece
11. Petros Constantinou Campaign Genoa 2001, Greece
12. Stefanos Linaios actor, Greece
13. Alex Callinicos Professor King’ s College, London
14. Yildiz Onen BAK (Global Peace & Justice) Turkey
15. Medea Benjamin United For Peace and Justice
16. Rania Masri, professor, Beirut
17. Tariq Ali, writer,journalist,UK
18. Luciana Genro Member of National Parliament - PSOL – Brasil
19. Mike Davis, writer, San Diego
20. Salma Yaqoob Stop the War coalition Birmingham
21. Dr. Abigail B.Bakan, Professor, Queens University, Canada
22. Dr. Stathis Kouvelakis, King’s College London
23. Christine Bucholz, WASG(personal capacity)
24. Franηoise Clement, Researcher, Cairo, Egypt
25. Chris Bambery, Editor Socialist Worker, London
26. Susan George, writer France
27. Domenico Jervolino, professor of philosophy university of Naples
28. Dr. Andrew Durgan, University of Barcelona, Spain
29. Manolis Glezos Resistance Movement 1940-44
30. Georghios-Alexandros Magkakis, ex-minister of Justice
31. Evangelos Machairas Peace movement
32. Peter Alexander, Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg
33. Stalin Perez Borges Executive Union Nacional deTrabajadores Venezuela
34. Orlando Chirino President Union Nacional de Trabajadores Venezuela
35. Francois Houtart Prof. Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium
36. Rosa Zulu Editor, Socialist Worker, Zimbabwe
37. Mike Sambo Zimbabwe Social Forum
38. Plataforma Aturem la Guerra Barcelona
39. Rahul Patel, Branch Secretary Westminster UNISON
40. Gilbert Achcar Professor in Political Sciences, Paris - Lebanon
41. Panos Garganas, editor Workers Solidarity,Socialist Workers Party Greece
42. Jacques Bidet Professor at the University of Paris X
43. Jean-Robert Velveth Fondation Copernic (France)
44. George Galloway, member of Parliament,RESPECT,UK
45. Maria Stylou, editor magazine Socialism from below
46. Gülden Sónmez lawyer – Turkey
47. Dr. John Molyneux University of Portsmouth, UK
48. Feyzi Ismail STWC
49. Amber Sultan Student
50. Yehia Fikry Rev. Socialist - Egypt
51. R. Orvan lawyer - Egypt
52. Hanan Aruri Bissan
53. Wael Khalil Rev. Socialist - Egypt
54. Kamal Chenoy JNU
55. Feroze Mithiborwala FAWT
56. Varsharajan Focus on the Global South, India
57. Dr. Yehia Ghaddar Rassemblement National de soutien au choix (?) de la resistance
58. Hakan Tahmar ŐDP
59. Sasha Simic Hacknet Stop the War (UK)
60. John Rees Respect
61. Dr. Leo Gabriel UN-NGO Committee for Development
62. Fabio Alberti Un Ponte Peq ?
63. Alessandra Mecozzi flon/se.Mov. For Peace
64. Moahsena Taafich actrice
65. Bart Griffloen Internationale Socialisten
66. Demba Moussa Dembele African Forum on Alternatives
67. Ghazi Hidouci IPAM
68. Ali Fayad CSCD
69. Colm Bryce Irish Anti-war Movement
70. David McAuby Irish Anti-war Movement
71. Kieran Gallagher DANC
72. Jimmy Kelly Derry Anti War Coalition
73. Samah Idriss
74. Aboujahfah Dyab Arab European League
75. Kaiss Kaiss Palestine
76. Hasib Nashashibi Palestine
77. Gary Donnelly 32 Count Sovereignty Movement - Ireland
78. Somaye Zadeh Campaign Iran
79. Galand Pierre senator,ECCP, Belgium
80. Ali Faysal DFLP
81. Chafic Abou Alewi ONSR
82. Samir Sleiman Lebanese University
83. Abed Al Fattah Nacer Fanhat Ali Reunion Citoyerns of Beirut - Association nationale de soutien a la resistance
84. Antonia Lyra Federation of Envir - Ecological org. of Cyprus
85. Dinos Agiomamitis Stop-the-war coaliton Cyprus
86. Mustaf Cezaroghlari New Cyprus Party
87. Saadalah Mazrani price-precedent for community part of Lebanon ??
88. Marwan Abdelal P? Beyrouth PFLP (Palestine)
89. Akel Jawad PLO
90. Ali Mouhieddine syndicaliste
91. Desboyle Irish Anti-war Movement
92. Rick Kuhn Socialist Alternative
93. Nuray Mert journalist
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