Dear comrades of the Communist Party of Greece,

Communist Party of Poland condemns the police attack on participants of the march commemorating 47^th anniversary of the uprising in the Polytechnical University of Athens against the military junta. We express our solidarity with the detained and support for the KKE and PAME cadres organising the protest.

Pandemics cannot be used as a pretext to ban peacefull protests and deprive the people of the right to express their oppinions. Drastic measures were undetaken by the same Greek right-wing government that fails to provide decent healthcare for the population, makes social cuts and endangers health of the population.

Actions taken by the police against the disciplined demonstrators, people wearing masks and keeping distance, were by no means result of the sanitary restrictions, but a show of force and violation of the human rights. Gathering so big police force, encircling and attacking protesters, poses bigger threat to the public health than peaceful march.

We are expressing similar occurences in Poland, where incompetent and arrogant authorities are using the police to suppress anti-government protests. Yesterday, on 18^th of November peaceful demonstration of the Womens' Strike in Warsaw, was attacked by the police using gas.

It is clear that capitalism is using double standards. Sanitary restrictions in capitalist system are not sincere. They are directed against the working class and its representatives, and often combined with severe social-cuts and attack on labour rights.

We have every right to protest and express our anger at the anti-social measures taken by the capitalists. We have every right to organise and fight.

No to police violence!

No to political persecution!

Long live international solidarity!

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Poland