A comrade from “Palestine Anticolonial” from Münster was accused by the cops of carrying a flag with a fist on it at a demonstration in Berlin on 27 January 2024. The cops regularly allege that the fist is the logo of the banned organisation “Samidoun”.
“As only a few of us can make the long journey from Münster to Berlin, we are calling on the Berlin community to show solidarity and support the process.” Palestine Anticolonial
Invitation to attend the trial in Berlin - Solidarity with our accused comrade
Wednesday, 26 February at 1 pm Tiergarten District Court Wilsnacker Str. (entrance Turmstr. 91) Courtroom B145, 1st floor
On 27 January last year, we were in Berlin at a large demonstration in solidarity with Palestine. During the demonstration, our comrade was suddenly pulled out by the cops, put into a car without warning or communication and driven away. The reason: his Palestine flag had a fist in Palestine colours on it (see picture). That really shouldn’t be anything surprising at a Palestine demonstration. However, the police and the public prosecutor’s office claim that the fist looks “confusingly similar44 to the logo of the Samidoun youth movement Hirak.
The Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network Samidoun was banned by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in November 2023. The fact that the repressive authorities are now constructing a connection between the symbols is absurd, but a deliberate calculation. The fist is a symbol of determination and struggle, not only in the Palestinian movement.
A successful criminalisation of the symbol would enable even more arbitrary repression against the Palestine solidarity movement.
The comrade had received a penalty order for €1200, against which he lodged an appeal. The main hearing will take place on Wednesday.
As only a few of us can make the long journey from Munster to Berlin, we are calling on the Berlin community to show solidarity and accompany the trial in solidarity.
Palestine Anticolonial Münster
