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4th June demo by Embassy of Poland: Against police violence
ˇNo pasarán! - 30.05.2010 20:16
PROTEST AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY
23th of May in Warsaw,Poland police officer killed 36 year-old Maxwell Itoya, a Pole of Nigerian origin.
Friday, 04.06.2010
at 15:00
Polish Embassy
Alexanderstraat 25
The Hague
On May 23, around 10:00 am, during a routine control of shoe and clothing dealers- deemed "business criminals" by the authorities- at Warsaw's main market, non-uniformed police officers brutally arrested one of the sellers. Witnesses of the arrest, surprised by the unusual level of police violence, began calling on officers to regain calm. In reaction, one of the officers fired at 36 year-old Maxwell Itoya, a Pole of Nigerian origin, killing him on the spot. The police officer did not fire a warning shot in the air and the killing occurred in breach of legal procedure. All evidence reveals that Max did not provoke this radical act; he was not aggressive, rather, he called for peace and calm. The solidarity that Max showed towards his friends was answered by a lethal shot fired by a member of the police in his direction.
Max's murder caused outrage in the crowd. 32 persons were arrested and later charged with aggravated assault of police officers. Like many low-wage workers, Max sold goods at the market on the weekends in order to support his family. His legal status in Poland had been fully regulated for years. He left behind a wife and three children.
The majority of sellers at the Stadium market are immigrants. Similarly to many Polish migrants in the West, they are forced to leave their countries due to structural economic violence, hardship, armed conflicts and famine. These persons come to Poland seeking to live and work with dignity and equal opportunity.
Immigrants are often the objects of police, city government, border police and general state repression. After crossing the Polish- and now EU border- they are de facto categorized as "illegal," and it is only after torturous bureaucratic proceedings that they can formally enjoy full rights. Irrespective of this, the fundamental right to life was brutally taken away from Max under the absurd circumstances that took place a few days ago.
We will not tolerate this sort of behavior towards people of different skin color. We will not tolerate oppression, murder, or the arbitrary criminalization of immigrants. We demand justice and equal treatment of all human beings. No person is "illegal"! The right to life and free movement belongs to us all!
Please support Maxwell's family (Monika's account number is HERE). We appeal for solidarity against this obvious act of racism and police violence.
More information in english:
 http://www.solidarnizmaksem.bzzz.net/
Info in dutch:
http://indymedia.nl/nl/2010/05/67560.shtml
SOLIDARITY IS OUR WEAPON!!!
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| Read more about: anti-fascisme / racisme vrijheid, repressie & mensenrechten | | supplements | | some more infos | stamgast van de Stadion - 30.05.2010 20:30
People, show solidarity, the Warsaw police is doing everything to block any information flow about the case, let's show them that they CAN'T do it with us! Apparently it was even worse situation that is written above. The two cops were well known among the sellers at the Stadium because they used to take bribes for not arresting the sellers in the past.That's what the rumors say and knowing how things work in Warsaw, I believe it. Let alone not helping Max after the shot, not calling the ambulance, they just tried to escape which is registered on the films made by mobile-phones.
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