Today a number of events around Pagani where reported by our NoBorder activists in Lesvos.
Some good news arrived today. During the night, the prisoners opened the locks of the cells. Until now the police did not close them up again. At present there are at least able to move around the detention centre an the prison yard. It was the first time that we saw little children in the prison yard.
The six prisoners who where beaten by the police in Pagani where broad to the police station again, it was the fourth day they hat to spent there, being questioned over and over again. Today they where looked in to a cell for 6 hours, also the one with asthma. A open assembly took place in Mytilini this afternoon. a Press conference on Thursday and a demonstration on Friday are planed to against this Repression towards the refugees
In the afternoon, 90 people where released from pagani and where broad to the harbour. This time every on was able to go on the ship, nobody has to spent the night at the harbour.
The remaining prisoners where angry. Some of them are imprisoned since more than 20 days, some of the released had two days in the Detention Centre of Pagani. The Atmosphere was tensed.
Abdul Hadi Otman Zahi has told his story:
I live in Lesvos and have a red card. I work in Cato Dritos with the olive harvest. last Sunday I went to Mytilini, the police controlled me. they took me red card from me. Now I am in Pagani.
The tense atmosphere suddenly turned. People in Pagani where singing and dancing.