Genoa: One Year One

national | miscellaneous | news report Tuesday July 16, 2002 16:15 by forwarding - Movement of the Imagination

from Sky in Indymedia UK

Genoa: The most bloody and brutal G8 summit ever, One year on. It is expected by the mother of Carlo that over 40,000 people will converge on Genoa for the memorial rally for Carlo Giuliani, 23, on July 20th 2002. It is one year on when Carlo was shot dead by the Italian police during the G8 Summit of last year. He has become an icon of the 'movement' and he will be remembered for what his death represents in terms of the power of the state and of the struggle against Globalisation and western capitalism.

It is expected that there will be mass protests outside many embassies
worldwide but it is Genoa where he will be remembered the most. Genoa
is
still coming to terms with the death of the young protester and with
what
happened in plazza Alimonda will be discussed alongside the Diaz raid
and
the reasons why Genoa was turned into a war zone for several days.

At this moment in time, much of the truth of what happened in Genoa has
yet
to come out as injured protesters continue to bring charges and
accounts of
torture and abuse by the Italian police. Also, there is much anger
against
the police. It is hoped by Heidi, Carlo's mother that the demonstration
will
be peaceful and she has asked the police to stand well back from the
rally
to avoid confrontation. What will happen though is many people will be
chanting, " ASSASINI!" at the Police.

For Heidi Giuliani, the movement has become her life. Her struggle is
the
movement encapsulated. I spoke with her yesterday at length during a
very
emotional personal interview at the Diaz raid meeting that was arranged
by
Peace link.

She is very bitter still with the police and their investigation. She
said,
" it is like murderers investigating themselves. Justice will never be
done
when it comes to the death of my son."

Carlo father is still grief stricken and very angry. At the Diaz
meeting, he
denounced the police union who were present, trying to say sorry. The
feeling was shared by many that the police are very worried by the
domestic
and international image and their attempts, which were viewed to
explain
their actions during G8, as falling well short of what was required to
remove fascist politicalisation within the Italian police.

Amnesty International are still investigating the G8 Summit at length.
Accounts and evidence of the brutality are continually coming in a year
after the summit. Furthermore, Amnesty International restated the
initial
findings of which the implications are still being studied by the
Italian
left. This morning, several TV channels and newspapers are beginning to
report on the anniversary of Carlo's death, the Diaz raid and the
street
battles that took place. More Importantly, Italy should be and is
worried of
its international image one year on from the bloody G8 summit.

One very strong demand of the victims of the Diaz is that Gianfranco
Fini,
deputy prime minister and leader of the Northern Alliance should be
held
account for his actions During the G8 and the Diaz raid where 93
victims
were arrested and beaten. Of those, 61 were hospitalized, including
myself
as an indymedia Journalist. It is expected that an announcement will be
made
in future concerning this issue and the fact that Fini may face
European
Human Rights charges.

This indymedia reporter can clarify that the torture that happened at
Bolzaneto Detention camp is very complicated and will still take some
more
time to unravel the truth of what happened. Chief prosecutor Meloni
will be
making statements on his findings into the events of Bolzaneto
detention
camp where four British and one Irish were urinated upon and tortured
for
days with sleep deprivation, random beatings and fascist propaganda
being
shouted at them all the time.

Vittorio Angeletto, Leader of the GSF, cut short a meeting in southern
italy
to travel to Genoa to condemn the actions of the police and Berlusconi.
Attending last week's living Marxism2002, he said, "I want to be with
Heidi
and the victims of the summit on their anniversary of Genoa"

Some of the Diaz victims, in particular have been invited to Rome to
appear
in front of Italian MP's to present further evidence to the Rome
Parliament.

More reports will follow in the ensuring days.....

Marcus Covell. IMC-UK Journalist. Victim in the Diaz raid, July
21st/22nd.
G8 Summit-2001