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FREE JULIEN COUPAT!
: : Julien Coupat: : : is political prisoner in France for more than 170 days!!!: : :
: : : : : Young French philosopher : : Julien Coupat: : : , co-publisher of post-situationnist magazine : : Tiqqun : : : is accused of being the : : "charismatic leader and ideologist": : : : : : : of a: : terrorist group: : : after the : : sabotage of railway overhead lines: : : (: : : : since then, t: : : : his sabotage has been claimed by German antinuclear activists as an attempt to stop secret transportation of nuclear waste across Europe). This sabotage didn't cause major damages and at no point could have threatened any human life..: : : :
: : Without concrete evidences, on the base of his : : political writings: : : and his : : alternative lifestyle: : : in a loose commune in central French countryside (amongst the "evidences" of the subversive and dangerous nature of his group has been noted the fact that : : they don't use cellphones : : : - so can't be spied by the police), : : Julien Coupat: : : and eight of his friends have been arrested on the 11 November 2008. : :
: The French ministry of home affairs claimed then having dismantled a dangerous ": : anarcho-autonomist: : : " (whatever it means) terrorist group allegedly called ": : the Invisible Cell: : : : " (that was held responsible for : slowing down the train traffic: : in France in the previous days) - though any investigations to support these allegations have been fruitless since.: :
: : The jailed young people all : have been released shortly afterward, since no evidence could be held against them, at the exception of : : Julien Coupat: : : , now considered by many as a hostage of the French government. Explicitly fearing a possible conjunction of political protest, social disorder and suburban riots - a result of its authoritarianism and : general failure -, Sarkozy's government is obviously willing to : : "criminalize dissent": : : : . : : : : : : :
: Julien Coupat: faces: 20-year imprisonment : for being part of and leading a : terrorist group: .: : : : : :
: : more about this in: : : : French: : : : , : : English: : : : and : : German: : , links to support comities : : : here: : .: : : : : :
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