Don’t let the Claws of the State Crush our Rebel Comrades!
Present situation of our ‘kidnapped’ comrade Gabriel Pombo da Silva
by C.N.A. on May 28th, 2016
After more than 30 years spent in the cells of the Spanish and German states it seems there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel for our colleague Gabriel Pombo da Silva.
He was extradited from prison in Germany under a European arrest warrant issued by the court of Albacete for a further sentence of 3 years and 7 months. Through the application of normal reductions he should already have completed this sentence..
fax campaign see here: CAMPAÑA DE FAXES POR LA LIBERACIÓN INMEDIATA DE GABRIEL POMBO DA SILVA
On May 17, the same court in Albacete gave an order for his immediate release, and in the following days vafrious comrades went to the prison to welcome him to freedom. But in vain, because he is still behind bars.
Originally from Galicia, Gabriel is treated as a political terrorist prisoner under the harsh Spanish regime. His only ‘crimes’ were expropriations from banks for the anarchist cause, (as he admits in his autobiography), refusing to repent and escaping when let out on parole. He was also accused of masterminding an Italian anarchist direct action campaign from inside prison, along with Marco Camenisch , another long term anarchist prisoner. He has recently completed a hunger strike against prison conditions. 
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