[kraken] Off Topic: oproep tot protest tegen het Europees aanhoudingsbevel

Auteur: Baskinfo.org <alertafa@xs4all.nl>
Datum: 25 apr 2004 14:03 uur

Oproep tot protest tegen het Europees aanhoudingsbevel

De linkse anti-repressiegroep Askatasuna uit Baskenland roept
Europees op om op 28 april te protesteren bij Belgische
consulaten en ambassades vanwege de eerste toepassing van het
Europees Aanhoudingsbevel in België. Het wekt geen verbazing
dat de Spaanse justitie de verzoekende staat is; zij staan immers
altijd vooraan als het gaat om de toepassing van repressieve
wetten. In België dreigen politieke vluchtelingen Luis Moreno en
Rakel Garcia, Baskische Belgen, met terugwerkende kracht
slachtoffer van deze nieuwe wet te worden.

Het Baskenland Informatie Centrum zou willen oproepen om een
protestmailtje te sturen naar de Belgische ambassade in Den
Haag teneinde van hen te eisen dat zij de politieke vervolging van
de 4 Basken (zie onder voor meer info over de andere 2) in België
zou moeten erkennen en hen asiel aanbieden in België.

Het emailadres van de Belgische ambassade is
TheHague@diplobel.org

Per fax zijn zij bereikbaar op 070- 3645579

Hieronder de engelse oproep van Askatasuna;

Call for action; International solidarity against extraditions!

European mobilisation on April the 28th, to denounce the
European arrest warrant against 4 Basque people and the
repression.

We are calling to make demonstrations in front of the embassies
that Belgium has in Europe in order to denounce the European
order against 4 Basque people, Rakel Garcia, Luis Moreno, Ion
Lopez and Diego Ugarte, these last two held in prison in Belgium.

In Belgium there is also going to be a protest, on April 28th, in
Brussels, in front of the Ministry of Justice at the Waterloolaan
115 at 18.00.

Askatasuna, the Basque left wing anti-repression organisation, is
asking for these protests to recall international solidarity towards
these 4 Basque people and to denounce Belgium government,
asking them no to collaborate with Spanish authorities

On April 21st, Rakel and Luis are facing a public hearing. This
will be the third court that will deal with the Spanish Extradition
order. The previous two decided to put them free, but in all cases
the state prosecutor has appealed the decisions.

We want to denounce the arguments that have been use in order
to implement the European order. They want to make faster
procedures and depoliticise them. We have clearly seen that in the
case of Rakel and Luis there is important political pressure.
Belgium state decided to refuse the extradition of Rakel and Luis
to the petitions of 1993 and 1996 after considering their crime a
political one.

Askatasuna wants to denounce also the fact that in this case, with
this new European law, the court wants to implement it with
retroactivity, something that goes against all international juridical
principles. Especially in the cases that go against the interest of
the person that is to be punished.

In March 31st Diego Garte and Jon Lopez were arrested in
Boussu (Belgium). Today Diego is held in the Prison of Mons, and
Jon in the Prison of Tournei. In April 23rd they have to appear in
front of the judge. In the case of Ugarte, even though Spain has
send 3 European arrest warrants the judge has started and
extradition procedure. In the case of Jon Spain has send one
European order which asks that Jon will pay the 17th years to
which he was sentenced already. Both applied for political asylum
in Belgium.

It is to denounce this situation and that we are asking International
solidarity to protest in front of Belgium embassies.

Askatasuna, 25th of April 2004

More info on the case of Luis and Rakel on
www.geenuitlevering.tk
 
BIC
www.baskinfo.org

Baskenland Informatie Centrum (BIC)
POBox 2884
3500 GW Utrecht
The Netherlands
E-mail: baskinfo@xs4all.nl
http://www.baskinfo.org/

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