Posted on 20-8-2002
Kensington
87 Case Postponed Again
From www.indymedia.org
(Johannesburg, South Africa) On Thursday, August 15, the Kensington
87 ,
along with hundreds of members of various Anti-Privatisation
Forum (APF)
affiliates, gathered at the Jeppe Regional Court in Johannesburg,
South
Africa. The protest was in solidartiy with arrestees appearing
at the
court, which arose from the April 6 march and demonstration
at the house of
Johannesburg Mayor Amos Masondo. This was the third hearing
of the case.
Speakers from the various affiliates of the APF as well as international
global justice activists addressed a large crowd on the steps
of the
courthouse, and expressed full solidarity with the Kensington
87, called
for the dropping of all charges.
It was clear from the court proceedings that the state does
not have a case
and that they are using successive postponements as a means
of further
harassment of the Kensington 87 in particular, and the anti-privatisation
movement in South Africa in general. The protests sent a warning
to the
South African government and others who would criminalize dissent
during
the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and beyond,
that the
voices of the poor and workers cannot be silenced.
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