It was preceded by the rejection by the Appeals Council of Lamia of the parole request
Stop the hunger strike Yannis Michaelidis after 68 days.
It was preceded by rejection from the Board of Appeals of Lamia of the request of Yiannis Michaelidis, who claims to be released from prison with conditions.
The following is the statement of Yiannis Michaelidis:
“I find myself in the unpleasant position of announcing that I am suspending this difficult race without having won anything of substance. However, this fight is not over and I don’t intend to leave it unfinished. The interruption is temporary.
Some of the reasons are obvious. Some are not. I apologize to those who have supported me that I cannot share the reasons publicly at this time. If necessary, I will come back, I will publicly explain in detail the reasons why I chose the temporary stop.
I will continue to claim what I am entitled to and I hope I don’t have to come back. The justice system has been degraded. Unique success of the hunger strike so far that highlighted its contradictions. In terms of the levee I tried to put in, there were the legal positions, which change the climate at play, of the “throw them in and throw away the keys” logic. But my personal request remains in the air. And my promise that I wouldn’t stop, right now seems betrayed. This weighs heavily on me of course, and let it be known that my intention is – if necessary – to continue in a more fruitful time in the near future. But as I said before, not everything can be said at this time and I hope it doesn’t need to be said.
In closing this announcement, I want to thank from the bottom of my heart those who have supported me in any way. Those who took a stand, those who positioned themselves, those who transcended their social roles because empathy prevailed. But mainly those who fought tooth and nail to break the imposed silence, those who were beaten in the streets to express their solidarity, those who took risks and those who starved in prisons. To the latter I owe my life. If all this had not happened, at this moment there would be no conditions for me to suspend.
That’s for now. I still look forward to my immediate release.”
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