[Pressrelease] "Operation aimless"

[Presswork G8 2007 (english)]

Raids against G8 opponents:
"Operation aimless" by Federal Supreme Court prosecutors triggers even more 
mobilization capacity for G8 protests 

*Press release by the persons concerned* 

Berlin, May 10th 2007 

Yesterday a nationwide search of left projects and individuals was taking 
place in Germany. The Federal Supreme Court prosecutor Monika Harms aimed 
with these searches on a criminalization and split of the broad resistance 
against the G8. The raids proved to be a total failure. 

The intended intimidation of the left scene and the entire G8 protest 
movement did not succeed. Yesterday evening, more than 10.000 people in 
several German and European cities took to the street, to express 
spontaneously their solidarity. The wave of repression has triggered an even 
larger mobilization against the G8 summit that will take place from 6-8 of 
June in Northern Germany. Thanks Miss Harms, you scored an own goal! 

Comparing the different raids in 40 places reveals the picture of an 
uncoordinated and aimless operation of the investigation authorities. Some 
examples: at least two of the accused persons have not been searched at all. 
Others have been searched carefully, while some just superficially. Some 
persons have been subjected to lengthy identification procedures and have 
been forced to make a DNA test, but not all of them.