[fse-esf] UNANIMOUS REJECTION OF THE EXTRADITION SUIT OF JAVIED ASLAM

[STOP THE WAR COALITION-GREECE]

On behalf of Javied Aslam, President of the Pakistani Community of
Greece and Stop the War Coalition, we want to thank you for your
solidarity that helped to achieve this victory.
Petros Constantinou, Stop the War Coalition - Greece
 
 
 
 
 
UNANIMOUS REJECTION OF THE EXTRADITION SUIT OF JAVIED ASLAM
 
The Court of Appeal unanimously rejected today the request of the 
Pakistani junta to deport Javied Aslam, president of the Pakistani 
Community in Greece. It is a significant vindication of the movement
that 
denounced the abductions of the Pakistanis and the effort to suppress
this 
scandal, through the penalization of the Pakistani Community.
The penal process proved also the conspicuousness of the collaboration 
between Voulgarakis and Polydoras, ministers of Public Order, and the 
Pakistani Embassy, in the effort to cover up the abduction scandal and 
silence Javied Aslam,
Among the witnesses for the defence were G.A.Mangakis, former 
minister, G. Felonis, president of ΕΚΑ (Labour Center of Greece),  Y.
Sifakakis, 
(coordinator Συμμαχίας Σταματήστε τον Πόλεμο),  PASOK Member of 
Parliament Aris Moussionis, Alekos Alavanos, president of Synaspismos
(left wing 
party) and St.Korakas from ΚΚΕ (Greek Communist Party).  The trial 
was monitored by observers of Amnesty International.
We thank the personalities from all over the world as well as from 
Greece, who supported the solidarity campaign, the actors and 
intellectuals, the trade unions, such as GSEE (General Confederation of
Greek 
Workers)and EKA, Amnesty International, the thousands of students who,
as 
of the resolutions of their general assemblies, issued support 
declarations, standing by Javied's side, the Opposition parties, the MPs
of the 
Left, and the thousands of fighters who participated in the solidarity 
rallies of the Pakistani Community and the Stop the War Coalition. 
The battle to reveal those guilty of the abductions lies still ahead, 
through the process of the witnesses's testimonies. This is also part 
of the battle for the immediate release of the two vice presidents of 
the Pakistani Community who are in the hands of the Pakistani junta.
At the same time it is together we will conduct the even broader battle 
to put an end to the wars of Bush and to the occupation of Iraq, whose 
capping stone will be, on March 17th, fourth anniversary of the 
proclamation of the war on Iraq, the Pan-Hellenic Antiwar Rally. 
 
 
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