Russia, Support anarchist anti-fascist arrested in Krasnodar

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(en) Russia, Support anarchist anti-fascist arrested in Krasnodar
Date Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:53:19 +0200

In may of 2004, Vahtang Devitlidze, anarchist and member of Federation of
Revolutionary Anarchists, was hanging in centre of Krasnodar with two friends. They
ran to a group of local Nazis, and soon a fight broke out. There was no choice - in
order to defend himself, Vahtang had to pull a knife. As a result, he wounded one of
the attackers to leg, while he was also hospitalized with less serious wounds
himself. Already when a fight was over, police showed up and arrested people.
Eventually in court Vahtang was given a probational sentence of 2.5 years, for
"Causing grievous bodily harm" (second part of statute 111 of Russian criminal
codex). He did not felt like submitting to probational regime, and escaped to
Belarus. But once when visiting his family in Krasnodar, he got arrested and was
sent to a low-security prison for the remainder of his sentence. He escaped from
prison, but was caught again and heavily beaten up. In summer of 2006 court sent
Vahtang to a normal prison for remainder of his sentence.

Anarchists in Krasnodar are raising money to support Vahtang in prison, as in
Russian prison relatives and friends of prisoners have to feed them. In his letters
Vahtang is in good spirits and is doing his sentence without problems.
You may write to Vahtang to following address, but keep in mind that he does not
speak any other languages except Russian - so if you do not speak Russian, send
stuff like photos and drawings instead.

Vahtang Devitlidze
ul. Libbedova 42, UO 68/2,
otryad 14, brigada 142,
g. Hagyshensk, Krasnodarskiy Kray
352680 Russia

or in Cyrillic letters:

352680, Êðàñíîäàðñêèé êðàé,
ã.Õàäûøåíñê, óë.Ëèááåäîâà42,
ÓÎ 68/2, îòðÿä 14, áðèãàäà 142,
Äåâèòëèäçå Âàõòàíã

Autonomous Action of Krasnodar