As you all know I was arrested on the morning of 09-09-2007 during clashes with police who had stormed the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
What troubles me most is not the charges set against me (I believe I can cope with them) but my treatment by the police: They tried to take advantage of my low morale during my arrest and ever since they have been trying to get information on pretty much anything. To be honest, I would rather they kept to their usual tactics and their traditional way of handling detainees instead of the psychological warfare they have launched against me. In the former case they would at least show their true face.
I have a few words to say in regard to my political identity . First, we do not necessarily represent what we call ourselves to be. In other words we are not always what we claim to be, which is something shown in practice. Many considered themselves to be revolutionaries, but they were proven the opposite.
For me, to call oneself an anarchist requires some deep searching of the soul and a completion in all dimensions (ethical, spiritual etc).
However, if you judge (at least those who know me) that my actions can be described as anarchist, then do so. It is for certain that I hold anarchist ideas and I hope to keep doing so until I die, because this is some very strong feeling.
How you chose to act from this point on is up to you. I hope that I make myself clear.
I would like to end with a message to those who hold authority, to those who doubted us, who did not take us seriously:"We are a volcano under pressure and its lava is our rage. Woe betide them if the volcano explodes; the lava will overflow and burn everything".My thanks to you all for your interest..
12/09/2007 Detention Unit of the Police Headquarters of Thessaloniki
Christina Tonidou