Activist Hatef Soltani faces trial on Tresspass at the Amtgericht Offenburg tomorrow (Tuesday) 26.11.13 at 2pm.
The charge was put forward by the Isolation Lager Boss Alexander Roth who tried to obstruct our Visit to the Refugees during the Liberation Bus Tour that was announced publicly online.
Hatef Soltani was part of the Refugee Liberation Bus tour and responsible for the Video documentation together with other Refugee Activist of The VOICE Refugee Forum/ The Karawane for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants.
The Bus tour was organised as part of Break Isolation Strike to mobilise Refugees and members of the German society to the Karawane Tribunal that took place from 13-16 June 2013 in berlin.
The call for the Bus Tour was launched on line about a month before the start up in Karlsruhe on 26.04.13 and during this time the Police and lager Officials often called us to inform us in advance of their presence during our visit so as to avoid missunderstanding that may lead to confrontation and conflict.
(Even the Police from Offenburg did call to confirm our visit)
What may be likened to a cooperation aggreement was with the Police was in most cases ignored (i.e) our demand that the police should avoid any form of obstruction to our peaceful Tour :- minimum was that The Police should be present l in Civil vehicles and make no barrier to our meeting with the Refugees. To avoid provocation because our mission was to visit refugees and not to be distracted by the Police.
Notwithstanding our tolerance to all sort of of the Police deception of going against already aggreed terms express by their presence in confrontation " claiming not being aware of such aggreements - knowing the fact that Police were very proffessional in transmitting informations within themselves".
Our patience was provocked by the arrogancy of the Lager Boss Roth who brought the Police into a mess with her attempt to obstruct our entery into the Lager even at the request of the Refugees residing in that lager. Such motive of Mrs Roth showed that she had something to hide in securing her Job.
The arrest enforced by the Police brought the activist on the street to protest the Police arrest of the media activist Soltani whose release was demanded with immidiate effect.
This excalation had caused the Refugee activist to continue a protest in front of the Stuttgart Paliament to demand the Police and Lager Authourities to stay clear from the peaceful Bus tour and expect no discussion on phone anymore.
The same incidence existed in Lindau as the Bus tour entered into Bayern and the Bayern police reminded us on their Cultural of taking the lead on racist discrimination in Germany.
The fine which aroused was cancelled by the Lindau Department of public order as our statement confirmed the unproffessional and scandalous manner expressted by the Police on this day.
Amongst about 80 Refugee Isolation Camps visited in more than 49 Districts, the District Boss responsible to all lagers with the District with Housemasters were always present in many cases alongside Police and other State secret security personnels who could confirm our peaceful nature.
Rems Murr District also tried to forbid our visitation through an official letter that got an appropriate response with our commitment to ignore their request which was very successful also.
We demand the Judge to through out the case of Tresspass as Mrs Roth had no Justification to obstruct the Bus Tour and we are determined to take the case to any level.
Rex Osa
For: The VOICE Refugee Forum (STUTTGART)
Email: thevoice_bdw@yahoo.de
Tel.: 017627873832