Jus was in pre-trial detention since July 22, 2015. His trial was on Friday, October 2. He is free now. That is the good news.
German version
On October 2, the hearing had to take place at 2:00 p.m. in the lower regional court in Kerpen. It was shifted because the trial against Jörg Bergstedt , scheduled for 13 p.m., took too long.more in German
Last morning about 10 o’clock, barricades were built on the patrol path at the side of the railway coal mine “Hambachbahn”. Incoming RWE security units were ignored until they got out of hand and their dogs began to be a threat. After a relatively orderly retreat the abandoned A4 was barricaded. RWE started already to destroy this highway in order to prepare the area for the Hambach mine, despite the ongoing trial for the return to service of the A4.
We received the following mail.
“Freedom for Jus – Solidarity from Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
On Friday September 18th we organized an EarthFirst! benefit party in De Onderbroek, Nijmegen. During the evening different bands performed and there were info stalls which included eco/anarcho prisoner support, GroenFront! (Dutch EarthFirst) and the Anarchist Group Nijmegen. During the show we raised awareness about the struggle at the Hambach Forest and the imprisonment of Jus. There was also the possibility to write to him on this evening.
Let’s fight together, for the destruction of this prison society and to help remind our comrades they’re never alone!”
We received this invitation by email:
“ENDE GELÄNDE in August was the biggest civil disobedience action of the climate movement. 1,500 people occupied the coal mine Garzweiler. Many participated for the first time to such an action. Despite massive violence and threat of repression from police and RWE, we could not be stopped and we halted the excavators. In addition, ENDE GELÄNDE brought the conflict between climate protection and coal mining back into the national media. For many, this was a challenging but also encouraging experience that leaves you wanting more!