Spanish judge Javier Gomez Bermudez admitted use of a group of Spanish activists encrypted mail service Riseup and that they have the book "Against Democracy» (Contra la democrà cia) an indication that this group is engaged in terrorist activities. As a result, during the operation "Pandora" at the end of December 2014 more than 400 police officers raided 14 private homes and community centers in Spain, the results of which were arrested 11 people. Four of them were released, but seven imprisoned on charges of "terrorist activity unknown character." This led to many thousands protest march. The situation highlights edition NetworkWorld.
Significant is the fact that so-called "terrorists" did not kill anyone, did not explode and no one at all threatened. Everything that they were guilty before the law - it is the possession by some print media and the use of encrypted means for communication. There are unproven allegations of a possible link with a group of activists ATM bombings in 2012 and 2013, but the judge explained his decision by saying that it was not interested in communication with these groups explosions and investigate the activities of the group, based on the potential harm it may cause to future. In other words, there was a preventive justice.
In addition to the current economic crisis, Spain reeling the growing movement for secession of Catalonia (a referendum on the issue was canceled, but in the polls 80% of the population were in favor of the Autonomous Region Office), and the continuing problems on the part of Basque nationalists. Perhaps these problems forced security agencies to apply strict measures in such cases.
All this takes place against the background of the European Parliament based on the facts disclosed surveillance organized NSA, that "privacy - this is not a luxury but a basic right in a free and democratic society." Service Riseup, which provides users with encrypted mail (currently held registration for invite), in turn, published in his blog article titled "Safety - not a crime": "We reject such a Kafkaesque criminalization of social movements, as well as ridiculous and extremely disturbing conclusion that care about their own privacy can be equated with terrorism. "
Significant is the fact that so-called "terrorists" did not kill anyone, did not explode and no one at all threatened. Everything that they were guilty before the law - it is the possession by some print media and the use of encrypted means for communication. There are unproven allegations of a possible link with a group of activists ATM bombings in 2012 and 2013, but the judge explained his decision by saying that it was not interested in communication with these groups explosions and investigate the activities of the group, based on the potential harm it may cause to future. In other words, there was a preventive justice.
In addition to the current economic crisis, Spain reeling the growing movement for secession of Catalonia (a referendum on the issue was canceled, but in the polls 80% of the population were in favor of the Autonomous Region Office), and the continuing problems on the part of Basque nationalists. Perhaps these problems forced security agencies to apply strict measures in such cases.
All this takes place against the background of the European Parliament based on the facts disclosed surveillance organized NSA, that "privacy - this is not a luxury but a basic right in a free and democratic society." Service Riseup, which provides users with encrypted mail (currently held registration for invite), in turn, published in his blog article titled "Safety - not a crime": "We reject such a Kafkaesque criminalization of social movements, as well as ridiculous and extremely disturbing conclusion that care about their own privacy can be equated with terrorism. "
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