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An update on Japan G8 repression - 40 people arrested!

ABC OSAKA | 13.06.2008 11:26 | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Over 40 people have been arrested in pre-emptive sweeps of broad left and anarchist groups. Preliminary information available here:

More than ever anti-G8 activists, anarchist and communist need our international solidarity, take action against Japanese business interests in the countries you live and contact the Japanese embassies and consulates also and protest this repressive measures to prevent people organising against capitalist tyranny!

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Tabi/Rebel_Jill is apparently doing well inside, and is full of spirit.
We've already gathered about 700 dollars for his defense.

Kin-chan from the Kamagasaki Patrol, who is constantly followed by
police and usually has a helicopter following him at
demonstrations, was arrested yesterday morning. They haven't even
come up with a charge for him apparently. Falsifying the reasons
may be difficult since there are no problems with his address
registration or parole. Nevertheless he will be held for 23 days
for sure.

The same day a union in Rakunan, Kyoto was raided, had their office
searched and 2 of their members arrested (details below in
Japanese).

Not clear when this happened just yet but 4 members of the Chuukaku-
ha Leninist organization were arrested in Tokyo, apparently members
of the leadership.

On May 29th, there were 38 people arrested at Hosei University in
Tokyo, at a political assembly against the G8 at the University.
This hasn't made the activist newswires.


 http://hosei29.blog.shinobi.jp/Date/20080531/ (for details)

Following are details about the union activist arrests:

【以下、転送・転載をよろしくお願いします!】

 6月10日に洛南ユニオンの組合員が不当逮捕され、洛南ユニオ
ンの組合事務所、自立労連の組合事務所にがさ入れが入りました。

 今後、逮捕者の奪還、不当逮捕、不当捜索に対する抗議行動を取
り組んでいきますのでご協力お願いします。


┌────────────────────────────┐
│    こ ん な 弾 圧 、 許 せ る か !    │
│                            │
│  京都府警・京都地裁の不当なサミット弾圧を糾弾する  │
└────────────────────────────┘


   ■ 京都府警による組合事務所の不当捜索に抗議する ■
 
 6月10日(火)朝9時前、自立労働組合連合や洛南ユニオン、
洛南労組連、アジア共同行動などが入っている組合事務所に、京都
府警警備三課(いわゆる公安)19名が、洛南ユニオンの組合員A
さんの「詐欺被疑事件」(捜査令状)で家宅捜索を行った。しかし、
後に述べるように、それはサミット反対闘争つぶしのために、無理
やり理由をこじつけて闘う労働組合を捜索するという、極めて不当
なものである。


     ■ ビックリするようなこじつけの容疑内容 ■
 
 京都府警(責任者・堀)は、A組合員が2004年に「失業保険
を不正受給」したことを、家宅捜索の被疑事実としている(そもそ
もA組合員は事実を否認している)。今から4年前も前のことであ
り、もし仮に事実だとしても、ハローワークが対応すべきことでは
ないのか?なぜ京都府警がやるのか?という私たちの追及に対し、
責任者・堀は「第三課で独自にやらせてもらった」と、政治的な狙
い撃ち捜査であることを自ら明らかにした。また、百歩譲ったとし
て、個人の被疑事件でなぜ組合事務所を捜索するのか、という追及
に対しては、「アジア共同行動の連絡先は自立労連だろう」と言う
だけで、いっさい納得できる理由を」示さなかった。 


    ■ 京都府警による恐るべきネツ造のストーリー ■
 
 京都府警は、組合事務所を家宅捜索する根拠を、「A組合員がア
ジア共同行動にカンパするために不正受給を行った」との憶測に基
づき〝A組合員とアジア共同行動の関係を見つけ出すため〟という、
勝手にデッチ上げたストーリーの証拠を作り出すための無茶苦茶な
不当捜索を行った。

 3時間近くも、組合事務所を占拠し、捏造したストーリの裏づけ
探しをしたが、そもそも有りもしない、「アジア共同行動に金を流
した」証拠など見つかるはずもなく、A組合員の名前のある洛南ユ
ニオンの執行委立候補名簿や組合費納入リストなどを持ち帰った。
これが「詐欺罪」の証拠だと言うつもりなのだろうか?

 まさに前代未聞の不当不法捜索である。

 こんなことを許していたら、どんな理由ででも、労働組合や平和
団体に国家権力が介入し、その活動をシラミつぶしにして破壊する
ことが許される世の中になってしまう。こんなメチャクチャが許さ
れるはずがない。私たちは、断固としてこの不当捜索に抗議する。


 ■ マスコミの反サミット運動弾圧キャンペーンを許さない ■
 
 こんな不法・不当の逮捕・拘束と捜査を行った京都府警を、断じ
て許さない。同時に、不当捜査令状を出した向健志・京都地裁裁判
長は、法治国家にあるまじき行いを撤回するよう、私たちは強く要
請する。

 また新聞各紙は、事実調査もせず、悪意に満ちた府警情報をたれ
流した。これ自体マスコミを利用した大きな人権侵害である。本人
は、そもそも容疑事実を否認している。

 今、全国各地で、サミット運動に反対する活動家や平和団体、市
民団体などに対し、微罪による逮捕・拘束・不当捜索などが相次い
でいる。警察・検察・裁判所やマスコミなどによる、反サミット運
動弾圧を糾弾する。京都地裁・京都府警・京都新聞に、断固として
抗議していこう。弾圧に抗し、〝戦争と貧困・格差〟を引き起こし
ている張本人G8に対する反サミット闘争の勝利を闘いとっていこ
う。


2008.6.11
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京都府宇治市広野町西裏99-14パール第1ビル3F

自立労働組合連合
TEL:0774-43-8721 Fax:0774-44-3102

洛南ユニオン(洛南地域合同労組)
TEL:0774-43-8734

(translations and more updates coming soon)

ABC OSAKA

Additions

Translation about Kyoto repression

13.06.2008 13:24

Protesting against Kyoto Police raid of union office

10th of June before 9 in the morning, 19 police men from Kyoto
Prefecture Police Security 3rd department (so called public safety dep.)
raided and searched the union office which is used by Rakunan Union,
Rakunan Workers Network, Asia Joint Action (Asia Kyodokodo) , (and )
also an house of 'A' who is a member of Rakunan Union for the suspect of
"fraud related incident" (with an arrest warrant), which is an apparent
excuse to crush the movement against the summit.

Kyoto Police('Hori' is the person in charge) claims that the union member
A unlawfully received unemployment allowance in 2004, which is claimed
to be found as a proof after the search of his house. ('A' denies this of
course.) This is something which happened in 4 years ago and even if
what they claim was true, it should had been dealt by 'Hello Work'
(something like JobCenter). Responding to our question, Hori said it was
conducted originally by the 3rd Department. Answering to another
question why they had to search the union office for an suspected
incident of an individual, he gave no convincing reasons other than
saying "It is Independent Workers Network (Jiritsu Rooren) which is used
as a contact address for Asia Joint Action (Asia Kyodokodo).

Kyoto police did the search based on their made-up story, 'A' received the
allowance to fund Asia Joint Action (Asia Kyodokoodo) to find out his
relation to the group for the proof of their fake story.

They spend three hours searching and occupying the office for the proof,
which of course can not be found. Instead, they brought back a list of
members of Rakunan Union and a list of members payment of union fee.
Are they going to claim that these are the proof of his "fraud"??

ABC OSAKA


Good news - Tabi released today

13.06.2008 18:21

More news soon - Smash G8!

ABC


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