We strongly condemn the imprisonment sentence given to the steel workers who were leading the strike that has been on for months. We declare that we stand in solidarity with our comrades who are under attack. The sentencing of between 21 to 23 months of jail for 24 workers of the PAME which has been leading the struggle of thousands of workers for ove 9 months is completely
unacceptable.

 We call on the Greek government and state officials to take necessary steps to revoke these jail sentences. The representative of the Greek bourgeoisie, the New Democracy – PASOK coalition, has long been the instrument of fascist oppression against the workers who have been rejecting more hunger, poverty and exploitation at the hands of liberal policies.

The Communist Party of Turkey expresses its solidarity with the working class of Greece which has a glorious history of struggle and past victories against much bigger liberal and fascist attacks.