Italy: Court confirms 6 year sentence for Davide Rosci

Italy, 07.06.15: The Supreme Court confirmed the conviction for the riots in Rome in October 2011 (see here) when an armored vehicle of the police officers was attacked and set on fire. Sentence of six years confirmed to Davide Rosci and other defendants from the city of Teramo, Cristian Quatraccioni and Mauro Gentile. The prosecution: destruction and looting (by italian old-fascist law). Appeals postponed the judgment to Marco Moscardelli. All have already served half of the sentence, Rosci has left home two weeks ago. To Rosci condemnation of First Instance to six years had been confirmed because he had not been recognized extenuating circumstances. The recognition of extenuating circumstances had reduced to 4 years and 8 months of the sentence to Quatraccioni Cristian, 33y/o, and 5 years for Marco Moscardelli, 33y/o.

On his Facebook profile, Rosci wrote

The Dante’s circle where I entered seems to be a dead-end. The Supreme Court of Cassation has confirmed for me, Mauro and Mirko penalties established by the Court of Appeals while Marco was canceled and postponed the sentence on Appeal. On this we celebrate. There is little to say, and unfortunately nothing to do so for the moment the only thing that is stopping to reflect on what was happened and to organized on what will be.

Soon the sentence will be final and the prospects are two: or go back inside in jail or find a stable job, for one like me who is released from prison, there are no certainly opportunities so I take advantage of this post in hopes of finding some kind soul who stumbles in reading these lines, to keep me this if you become aware of any use. I think I have given everything to the cause and I hope I can give so much more but for the moment I have to stay lucid and avoid becoming cannon fodder.

This will pass too…

Around 7pm Rosci was locked up back in prison in Castrogno.

Solidarity to all comrades hit for the October 15th!

To write to him in jail:

Davide Rosci
Casa Circondariale di Teramo
Strada comunale rotabile, Castrogno
64100 Teramo (TE)

(via Internacia solidareco)

Greece: 2nd appeals trial of Revolutionary Struggle to begin on May 22nd

Note: The following info comes from a solidarity poster from Greece that has been translated into English by the comrades at act for freedom now! website.

The first trial of the organization Revolutionary Struggle lasted from  October 5th 2011 to April 3rd 2013 and was a political trial, a stand to defend armed struggle as well as the actions of the organization from 2003 to 2010, it was a political stand to defend the social revolution and condemn capital and the state.

The court sentenced the three members of the Revolutionary Struggle Nikos Maziotis, Pola Roupa and Kostas Gournas to 50 years (merged) in prison, while comrades Vaggelis Stathopoulos and Christophoros Kortesis got 7 years each. Just like in the first trial, in the appeals trial starting on May 22nd the Revolutionary Struggle will not be tried as a “terrorist” organization. The indictment of the Revolutionary Struggle and the  comrades on trial for the same case, against capital and state, will be heard again, promoting with their discourse the struggle for Subversion and Revolution.

Solidarity to the members of the Revolutionary Struggle Nikos Maziotis  and Kostas Gournas and to comrades Vaggelis Stathopoulos and Christophoros Kortesis who are tried in the same case. Solidarity to Pola Roupa, member of the Revolutionary Struggle who is wanted and with a bounty on her.

We call everyone to come on Friday 22nd at 9am to Koridallos Prisons, to express our solidarity to the comrades on trial.

Assembly for Solidarity for the political prisoners, imprisoned and persecuted fighters.

Canada: Jennifer Pawluck convicted for posting photo of anti-police graffiti online

via the Canadian scum press

A woman who posted a photo of graffiti depicting a senior Montreal police officer with a bullet in his head has received a suspended sentence. Jennifer Pawluck was found guilty in April of criminal harassment for snapping a photo of the street art and uploading it to Instagram in 2013.

The judge agreed with a joint suggestion that the 22-year-old Pawluck be given a suspended sentence, 18 months probation and 100 hours community service. She is forbidden from using Instagram, Facebook or Twitter for one year except to send private messages. Pawluck is also prohibited from posting anything about police or anyone associated with the judicial system.

Montreal police Cmdr. Ian Lafreniere, a high-profile spokesman, told the court that knowledge the graffiti was being shared shook him, scared his children and forced his wife to take a leave from work.

Fuck Ian Lafreniere and the Montreal police, solidarity and complicity with Jennifer!