martes, 5 de enero de 2010

The director of Greenpeace Spain received its first visit in jail

Twenty days after his arrest, the director of Greenpeace Spain, Juan Lopez de Uralde, has received the first visit of his family in jail. His wife, Koro Castilian, and his brother have met with him Tuesday in Vestre prison Fængsel Danish, where it will remain in custody until 7 January, when the court hearing be held.

Lopez de Uralde and three other activists from the environmental organization were arrested for crashing a gala dinner that Queen Margrethe gave on December 17 world leaders attending the climate summit in Copenhagen.

The campaigns director of Greenpeace Spain, Mario Rodriguez said that the negotiations have made to the authorities agreed to let his family visit the director of Greenpeace have not been easy ", but believes that this fact" does not increase hopes "about what will happen on January 7 in the judicial process.

Rodriguez thanked the Spanish government's "intensity" of his work and his "concern" about the situation, but calls for increased efforts to enable the "waters back on track, especially now that Spain has the EU presidency, and now "has a specific gravity did not have before."
Mobilization during the holidays

"President Zapatero can not allow Spain and the European Union are known worldwide for disproportionate measures citizens who peacefully protested against the greatest threat facing humanity, climate change," he said after a meeting with the political counselor of the Embassy of Denmark.

Since they were arrested, Greenpeace has organized many events and protests to demand his immediate release.

On Tuesday, the Three Kings carried coal to the Embassy of Denmark in Madrid (C / Serrano n º 26) and held a vigil Wednesday in several Spanish cities to demand the release of detainees.

Depending on what happens during the court hearing on January 7, Greenpeace will set the strategy to follow in the coming weeks.

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