Wednesday (Aug 12): Protest against the murder of Florian - killed by the austrian police!

On wednesday, sections of REVOLUTION in Austria, Germany and Sweden will organise protests against the murdering of 14 year old Florian by the austrian police.

In Vienna, Austria:
Wednesday, 12.8.2009
17:30, Europaplatz

In Krems, Austria:
Wednesday, 12.8.
16.00 Uhr, Merkur Markt in Krems

In Berlin, Germany:
Wednesday, 12.8.
12.00 Uhr, Österreichische Botschaft (Austrian embassy), Tiergartenstraße/Höhe Stauffenbergstraße 1

In Stockholm, Sweden:
Kl. 17.30 Sergels torg, ingången till t-centralens t-bana

Information on the murder of Florian:

Two Austrian pigs brutally shot down two teenagers last Wednesday. The teenagers were trying to steal something from a shop. The 14 year old was hit in the back and died, and the 16 year old was shot in the leg and then arrested. The kids were “armed” with a screwdriver and a rake but the fact that one of them was hit in the back indicates that they were shot while trying to run away from the scene.

None of the police officers in charge of the operation have been questioned, as they are “not feeling well”. Meanwhile the 16 year old has already been questioned — even though he’s probably far worse off.

There are no limits to the police brutality of the Austrian state. The police is highly corrupt and have committed several similar violations before.

The right-wing parties and the media have reacted with a mixture of anxiety and excuses for the cops’ actions. For example, the conservative FPÖ (Frihetliche Partei Österreich) said that the reason to the event is that the police have too big a work load (apparently Austria needs more cops). In the easily understandable purpose of saving the bourgeois state, the Social democrats and the Green party demanded that the incident is closely investigated.

Last Wednesday, 40 people joined a protest in front of the Interior Ministry in Vienna. REVOLUTION in Austria have been mobilising for a new protest there, and it will take place tomorrow, on Wednesday the 12th. Tomorrow’s protest is a co-operation with a reformist organisation and the Austrian REVOLUTION section are now hoping to widen the collaboration to include more groups. REVOLUTION Germany are planning protests by the Austrian embassy in Berlin. REVOLUTION Sweden will organise leafleting in central Stockholm. All these protests will take place tomorrow.

Protest the Austrian police’s murder of the 14 year old Florian! Join us and show your solidarity in the struggle against police violence.