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Dear friends, dear comrades, you have been seeing and hearing a lot about us lately, but you don’t really know who we are. Therefore, we would like to officially introduce ourselves to you today. We are “Free Adel-Free all Antifascists” an independent, cross-spectrum and antifascist anti-repression group/campaign, which already came together in March 2021 when our friend & comrade Adel was killed after an altercation with right-wing demonstrators and arbitrarily put into custody. In the course of this arrest, the Berlin police made racist and inhuman remarks towards Adel. Also the reason for the arrest, “risk of absconding”, which was forced by the cops, served the sole purpose of breaking another anti-fascist. This case and the recent events, in which nationwide antifascists like Lina, Jo & Dy, Findus, Jan and Ferhat or currently in France the comrades and friends of GALE Lyon are threatened with long prison sentences or already have to serve them, make us worried and angry at the same time!Repression against leftists, especially here in Germany, has a long tradition. We remember Bismark’s Socialist Laws, which were supposed to prevent “dangerous” activities but only aimed at silencing political enemies and rendering them incapable of acting, the countless court cases against leftists, which were staged in the media and in which paragraph 129a & 129b (formation of a terrorist/criminal organisation) were used to justify megalomaniac investigations and long prison sentences, the list is long. Recently, more and more antifascists have become the focus of the police and the judiciary. Many charges against these activists are mostly vague and based purely on circumstantial evidence, if at all. The role of the police and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution in the NSU complex and various other cases only makes it clear that we cannot and do not want to rely on this state. These conditions must come to an end, therefore we see the path of militant & consistent antifascism as necessary and legitimate on the whole and its criminalisation as a challenge to our movement, which we will not leave unanswered and with which we oppose with unconditional solidarity.We have decided to stand in solidarity with all anti-fascists across Europe who are affected by repression and police violence. Our task will be to get antifascists out of the clutches of justice, to support them in their struggle against repression and to protect them from the criminalisation of legitimate antifascist interventions.

 

October 2021

 

“FREE ADEL – FREE ALL ANTIFASCISTS”

We are an anti-repression group that was founded when our friend and comrade Adel was arrested unjustly and with unbelievable arbitrariness and ended up in pre-trial detention.

We live in a time when the police justify their right-wing populism with “individual cases” and radicalise themselves in their nationalist chat groups.

All over Europe, brave anti-fascists are becoming victims of state violence and massive repression. It doesn’t matter if it’s Lina, who is flown by helicopter to the Attorney General’s Office like a felon, or our friends Ferhat, Findus, Jo and Dy, who are also accused of anti-fascism as a crime.

We would like to tell you about an incident in our ranks that has deeply shaken us. In March 2021, thousands of people demonstrated in Berlin under the slogan “Peace – Freedom – Sovereignty” against the state’s Corona measures. Among them were many conspiracy theorists, corona deniers and neo-Nazis.

In the course of this demonstration, there was a conflict between anti-fascists and right-wing demonstrators in the Tiergarten. As a result, our friend and comrade Adel and other people were arrested by the Berlin police in a massive deployment.

The following scene took place in the detention van of the Riot Police: The officer in charge opened the door of the small cell and asked Adel if he knew what day it was. Adel answered in the negative and the officer spitefully replied, “Today is the day you will be remanded in custody. This means that the decision about his fate was made before a magistrate approved it. From this example, it can be observed that Adel had no chance, but was found guilty in advance.

After hours of uncertainty, Adel was taken with the other detainees to the detention centre at Tempelhofer Damm. There began an inhuman ordeal lasting several hours.

Adel was taken to a cell where he had to spend the next 18 hours unclothed, without a blanket or pillow, on a wooden cot. The bright light was not turned off even for the night’s rest. So Adel spent the entire time awake in the cell, in the dark about his future. More racist insults, comments and taunts followed throughout the night. Statements such as “oh, the migrant leftist tick again” or “shut your face blackhaired piece of shit” were a constant companion of Adel. The worst and most derogatory comment that still accompanies him today was “people like you should be thrown straight into a hole, that’s where you belong”.

His lawyer, who was contacted immediately after his arrest, made strenuous efforts to secure his release. In the further course of this investigation, the Berlin police tricked their way into winning the approval of the competent custodial judge by implying that he was a flight risk. As was to be expected, this task fell to the officers of the LKA 5 who were familiar with the scene. These known officers drove to Adel’s official residence and tried to break into his mother’s (in this case Mrs Muster’s) flat with his flat key. However, Mrs Muster noticed this impertinence and opened the door. What followed were manipulative questions designed to accuse him of something. There was no search warrant, which is why Ms Muster was able to escape the officers’ assault.

Adel has always refused to be broken, neither by the racist repressive apparatus in Berlin nor by the systematic intimidation of his family members, which was the order of the day.

In this intervention, too, we assume that the purpose of the whole thing is to present a construct of lies to the arresting judge which would prove that there was a risk of flight. They achieved their goal and Adel had to be remanded in custody despite all our efforts.

After two weeks in pre-trial detention, Adel was finally released on bail of €5,000 and an obligation to report to the police three times a week. However, the ordeal is not over yet. On 19 November, the first day of his trial will take place. It can be assumed that the Berlin police want to make an example out of this case in order to criminalise anti-fascism in connection with Corona deniers.

But we will not be broken, especially in times when the Berlin senate and the Berlin police are cracking down harder and harder on left structures and people, we have to stand together and confront this class justice with determination.

Free Adel – Free all Antifascists!

 

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Sans surprise, nous devons maintenant écrire cet article. Le nœud coulant de la répression contre la gauche migrante devient incontrôlable à Berlin. La police berlinoise aime criminaliser les personnes qui ont une apparence différente et les priver de leur humanité.

Nous sommes un groupe anti-répression qui a été fondé lorsque notre ami et camarade Adel a été arrêté injustement et avec un arbitraire incroyable et s’est retrouvé en détention provisoire.

Nous vivons à une époque où la police justifie son populisme de droite par des “cas individuels” et se radicalise dans ses groupes de discussion nationalistes.

Partout en Europe, de courageux antifascistes deviennent les victimes de la violence d’État et d’une répression massive. Peu importe qu’il s’agisse de Lina, qui est transportée par hélicoptère au bureau du procureur général comme une criminelle, ou de nos amis Ferhat, Findus, Jo et Dy, qui sont également accusés de faire de l’antifascisme un crime.

Nous aimerions vous parler d’un incident survenu dans nos rangs qui nous a profondément secoués. En mars 2021, des milliers de personnes ont manifesté à Berlin sous le slogan “Paix – Liberté – Souveraineté” contre les mesures Corona de l’État. Parmi elles se trouvaient de nombreux théoriciens du complot, des négateurs de la Corona et des néo-nazis.

Au cours de cette manifestation, il y a eu un conflit entre les antifascistes et les manifestants de droite dans le Tiergarten. En conséquence, notre ami et camarade Adel et d’autres personnes ont été arrêtés par la police de Berlin dans un déploiement massif.

La scène suivante s’est déroulée dans le fourgon de détention de la police anti-émeute : L’officier responsable a ouvert la porte de la petite cellule et a demandé à Adel s’il savait quel jour on était. Adel a répondu par la négative et l’officier lui a répondu avec dépit : “Aujourd’hui est le jour où vous serez placé en détention provisoire. Cela signifie que la décision sur son sort a été prise avant qu’un magistrat ne l’approuve. À partir de cet exemple, on peut observer qu’Adel n’avait aucune chance, mais qu’il a été déclaré coupable à l’avance.

Après des heures d’incertitude, Adel a été emmené avec les autres détenus au centre de détention de Tempelhofer Damm. Là a commencé un calvaire inhumain de plusieurs heures.

Adel a été conduit dans une cellule où il a dû passer les 18 heures suivantes, nu, sans couverture ni oreiller, sur un lit de camp en bois. La lumière vive n’était pas éteinte, même pour le repos de la nuit. Adel a donc passé tout le temps éveillé dans la cellule, dans l’ignorance de son avenir. D’autres insultes, commentaires et railleries racistes ont suivi tout au long de la nuit. Des déclarations telles que “oh, le gauchiste migrant tique encore” ou “ferme ta gueule de merde aux cheveux noirs” ont été un compagnon constant d’Adel. Le commentaire le plus désobligeant et le plus grave qui l’accompagne encore aujourd’hui est le suivant : “Les gens comme toi devraient être jetés directement dans un trou, c’est là qu’est leur place”.

 

Son avocat, qui a été contacté immédiatement après son arrestation, a déployé des efforts considérables pour obtenir sa libération. Dans la suite de l’enquête, la police de Berlin a réussi à obtenir l’accord du juge d’application des peines compétent en laissant entendre qu’il y avait un risque de fuite. Comme il fallait s’y attendre, cette tâche a été confiée aux agents du LKA 5 qui connaissaient bien la scène. Ces agents connus se sont rendus au domicile officiel d’Adel et ont essayé de pénétrer dans l’appartement de sa mère (en l’occurrence Mme Muster) avec la clé de l’appartement. Cependant, Mme Muster a remarqué cette impertinence et a ouvert la porte. S’ensuivent des questions manipulatrices visant à l’accuser de quelque chose. Il n’y avait pas de mandat de perquisition, c’est pourquoi Mme Muster a pu échapper à l’agression des agents.

Adel a toujours refusé d’être brisé, ni par l’appareil répressif raciste de Berlin, ni par l’intimidation systématique des membres de sa famille, qui était à l’ordre du jour.

Dans cette intervention aussi, nous partons du principe que le but de toute cette affaire est de présenter au juge d’arrêt une construction de mensonges qui prouverait qu’il y avait un risque de fuite. Ils ont atteint leur but et Adel a dû être placé en détention provisoire malgré tous nos efforts.

Après deux semaines de détention provisoire, Adel a finalement été libéré moyennant une caution de 5 000 euros et l’obligation de se présenter à la police trois fois par semaine. Cependant, le calvaire n’est pas encore terminé. Le 19 novembre, le premier jour de son procès aura lieu. On peut supposer que la police de Berlin veut faire de cette affaire un exemple afin de criminaliser l’antifascisme en lien avec les négationnistes de Corona.

Mais nous ne serons pas brisés, surtout en ces temps où le sénat et la police de Berlin répriment de plus en plus durement les structures et les personnes de gauche, nous devons rester unis et affronter cette justice de classe avec détermination.

Free Adel – Free all Antifascists