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Raid against the radikal in the netherlands
After the German authorities tried to force their censorship on people's thoughts and writings worldwide on the Internet, Germany is now trying to prosecute a person who lives in the Netherlands for publishing the left-wing newspaper Radikal. On the morning of the 11th of December, ten local police officers, a high-ranking officer from the Maastricht-court, two LKA (Landes Kriminal Ambt) German officers and two BKA (Bundes Kriminal Ambt) German officers raided a house in the village of Vaals (The Netherlands). The 16 German and Dutch officers forced their way into the house with the help of a locksmith. The one person at home during the raid noticed it only after some time when the room next to her was already being searched. The German and Dutch police refused to explain the reason for this raid. German authorities referred to the Dutch ones for explanations, and the Dutch authorities referred to the Germans. After repeated questioning, the raiders finally explained that the search warrant came from the German authorities in Karlsruhe. During the two-hour raid, two personal computers, floppy-disks, photo's, a pamphlet and some Radikal stickers were seized. During this whole operation it was not clear against who or what this action was aimed and why this house was searched. It only became clear after the raid when another person came home from his work and phoned his mother in Aachen (Germany). At his mother's house there was also a raid going on, but nothing was taken there. At this other raid, six LKA officers took part. In a document they justified this raid because of evidence found in the raid in Vaals. "During the raid at the suspect's house evidence was found (...) that show the suspect (...) is using the house of his mother as well". This evidence consisted of his mother's car papers. The raiders' document also declared the purpose of the raid: "The search for Radikal publications, subscribers lists and financial information". The suspect is being charged with the making and distributing of the left-wing newspaper Radikal. This newspaper is forbidden only in Germany. The supposed involvement with a political magazine, forbidden in Germany, apparently is reason enough for the Dutch authorities to work for the German judicial machine. This means that the German idea of law and order concerning magazines can lead to the joint persecution of a Spanish citizen living in the Netherlands. The magazine is entirely legal in the Netherlands. The dimension of the German-Dutch cooperation within the framework of the new "European Security Policy" is shown here in a very clear way. It shows that an attempt is being made to completely redefine the persecution, across all borders, of politically unwanted people.
Solidaritygroup Political Prisoners
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