Anti-rascist activist arrested!
On May, 27th several police raids took place in whole Austria, which had the pretended objective to crack down a drug dealer organization. During this action up to 100 people, mainly asylum seekers from Nigeria, were arrested. Except the size of the action unfortunately nothing that unusual in this country. But it gets a lot more interesting when you look at some details: One must at least be naive to not see a relation from this action to the killing of Marcus Omofuma, who also was born in Nigeria, during his deportation from Austria on May, 1st. And: As alleged "boss of the organization" the antirascist activist Charles O., who also was very active in the actions against the killing of Marcus O., was jailed. A lot of people, who know him, can tell how ridiculous these accusations are, but this isn't really the point of interest. The police said that they had been investigating against this organization since quite some time, but only recently found out who the boss is. This raises the question which the criteria of selecting a boss was. How perfidous he instructed his subordinates should be proved by recodings of his telephone conversations like: "Always get the attention of passer-bys, shout loud and beg for help against the rascist infingements of the police." Other persons (like us) could think this is a typical hint for people, who have to deal with rascist repression, and nor in any way an unusual comment from an antirascist activist. To point it out exactly: The arresting of Charles is an attack against an antirascist activist and nothing else, the whole action a try to break the resistance against rascist Austria. So the police states, that the jailed persons also dealed with drugs on a manifestation against the killing of Marcus Omofuma, and that their "boss" released them from their drug dealing buisness (!!!) to demonstrate.
With this action the police also trys to again polish up their image, which was slightly in doubt because of the killing of Marcus Omofuma. And after all it is allowed to kill drug dealers (At least thats what a lot of people are thinking). This way the killing of Marcus Omofuma shall be legitimated a posteriori. And really: It is tried hard to construct interrelations between the arrested and Marcus. Someone should have known him. Very interesting.
Mission completed, a very well timed action. Now it is again possible for the police to undisturbed seperate and search people with a darker skin colour out of the subway (what they actually have intensified right now). The last voices which protest against the rascist actions of the police will become silent. The killing of Marcus Omofuma: Forgotten. At least thats what the initiators of this actions hoped, but we must and WILL not do them this pleasure!
