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Sources: El Punt Avui: www.elpuntavui.cat/politica/article/1520725-no-ens-rendirem.html
Also published in VilaWeb: https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/carta-presos-politics-serenor-i-fermesa/
15 December 2018
We could thank you a thousand times and that would not be enough. We will always fall short when it comes to returning all the warmth, support and company that you offer us day in day out. Thank you for not forgetting, for being with us, for being present and for teling the whole world every day about the just cause that the struggle for civil rights and liberties that have been wrenched from us always is.
We are very close now to the start of the trial before the Supreme Court. This is a moment that needs the greatest firmness on our part, but also all our serenity. It also needs yours, that of all who are by our side, of those who come to see us from outside the prison, of those who write to us, of those of you that you mdemonstrate, of those of you that go to yellow dinners**, of those of you that, in short, keep us present and have, from the very first day of our unfair situation, made our cause your cause and your struggle.
We aretold that many of the people who come close to the prison, be it physically or emotionally, feel in their own flesh the impotence that such injustice causes. We understand that some way may consider, as a result of the indignation that these abuses generates, that the solution should be to open the prisons. But, while we can understand the need to counter impotence by letting off steam, we must also clearly say that this, far from favouring our cause, would damage it, just as it would also hurt the political goals of the country we want and for which we are here imprisoned awaiting a political trial.
Repression aims to destabilize and divide us. We do not have to allow this. The treasure of the independence movement is its plurality and herein lies its strength as well. Only with a granite-like strategic unity, built on the premise of respect and generosity, shall we be able to overcome Spàin's attacks.
We face the trial with full conscience and responsibility. Do not be surprised by this serenity. We share the conviction that we have not committed any crime, because placing ballot boxes can never be. And that makes us strong in the face of any judicial attack and in the face of all arbitrariness and injustice. We are innocent. We know. And this full conviction of innocence is the source of our serenity and of our ambition to frame the trial as a great opportunity to denounce the arbitrariness and the violation of civil rights and citizens' freedoms.
When we went to testify before the National Court and the Supreme Court, we chose, with full conscience and will, the path of doing so with bare faces and of facing up to the consequences that could be derived from this. Since that day, more than a year ago, we have been in gaol, and the Supreme Court trial is the step that gives continuity and consistency to the decisions we took then. We took on the possible consequences, as we take them on now. The coherence of our actions will remain intact when we are sitting on the Supreme Court's defendants' bench.
When we testify before the Supreme Court, we shall not given up, we shall not capitulate, we shall not surrender. Quite the contrary. We shall keep our chins up and we shall speak clearly, fully convinced of our innocence and of the legitimacy of our actions and our convictions. We shall jettison the ballast of lies and oppression that accompanies our captivity and the deliberate inconsistency of the charges that have been laid, built on the foundations of revenge and chastisement in this cause against the independence movement as a whole, of which we are the most visible part.
That is why we tell you that it is time to feel strong and serene. We do, and we need you who are and want to be close to us, supporters of independence or not, to feel the same. Millions of us share the conviction that this is a profoundly unjust situation. The trial will be the right moment for the truth to emerge in the centre of the courtroom where we are going to be tried. Anyone wanting to deny it will have to turn their head completely away, because they blush with shame, and we are convinced that the streets will be on our side.
They can condemn us, because they have the power. We have already said many times that we do not expect a fair trial, because nobody no longer doubts the political - and not legal foundation of this case.
What they will never be able to prove is that their conviction is just and based on facts and evidence. No, they will not be able to do so, because, having got thus far, it has already been shown that the charges cannot be sustained in any way. And that is why the trial is an opportunity for those of us who are in gaol, for the independence movement and for all those who, without sharing the idea of an independent Catalonia, do not hesitate to side with the defence of civil and political rights. The trial is the mirror in which the various powers of the State, and in particular the judicial one, will have to gave into. Maybe they will be able to bear what they see in it - after all, they are already used to doing so - but what everyone will discover is the insolvency of democracy in Spain, the justness of our demands and the legitimacy of our political ambitions.
Serenity and firmness. We get them from knowing we are innocent and that we shall not relinquish anything. Thank you for being on our side.
* = Mas d’Enric, les Basses and Lledoners prisons, 14 December 2018
** = fund-raising events to help cover the costs of their defence and other costs of the victims of repression.
POLÍTICA
Serenity and firmness
by Dolors Bassa, Jordi Cuixart, Carme Forcadell, Joaquim Forn, Oril Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Josep Rull, Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Turull*15 December 2018
- Only with a granite-like strategic unity [...] shall we be able to overcome the attacks of the Spanish State
- When we testify before the Supreme Court, we shall not give up, we shall not capitulate, we shall not surrender
- They will be able to condemn us [...]. What they will never be able to prove is that their conviction is just and based on facts and evidence
- What everyone will discover [with the trial] is the insolvency of democracy in Spain and the justice of our demands
We could thank you a thousand times and that would not be enough. We will always fall short when it comes to returning all the warmth, support and company that you offer us day in day out. Thank you for not forgetting, for being with us, for being present and for teling the whole world every day about the just cause that the struggle for civil rights and liberties that have been wrenched from us always is.
We are very close now to the start of the trial before the Supreme Court. This is a moment that needs the greatest firmness on our part, but also all our serenity. It also needs yours, that of all who are by our side, of those who come to see us from outside the prison, of those who write to us, of those of you that you mdemonstrate, of those of you that go to yellow dinners**, of those of you that, in short, keep us present and have, from the very first day of our unfair situation, made our cause your cause and your struggle.
We aretold that many of the people who come close to the prison, be it physically or emotionally, feel in their own flesh the impotence that such injustice causes. We understand that some way may consider, as a result of the indignation that these abuses generates, that the solution should be to open the prisons. But, while we can understand the need to counter impotence by letting off steam, we must also clearly say that this, far from favouring our cause, would damage it, just as it would also hurt the political goals of the country we want and for which we are here imprisoned awaiting a political trial.
Repression aims to destabilize and divide us. We do not have to allow this. The treasure of the independence movement is its plurality and herein lies its strength as well. Only with a granite-like strategic unity, built on the premise of respect and generosity, shall we be able to overcome Spàin's attacks.
We face the trial with full conscience and responsibility. Do not be surprised by this serenity. We share the conviction that we have not committed any crime, because placing ballot boxes can never be. And that makes us strong in the face of any judicial attack and in the face of all arbitrariness and injustice. We are innocent. We know. And this full conviction of innocence is the source of our serenity and of our ambition to frame the trial as a great opportunity to denounce the arbitrariness and the violation of civil rights and citizens' freedoms.
When we went to testify before the National Court and the Supreme Court, we chose, with full conscience and will, the path of doing so with bare faces and of facing up to the consequences that could be derived from this. Since that day, more than a year ago, we have been in gaol, and the Supreme Court trial is the step that gives continuity and consistency to the decisions we took then. We took on the possible consequences, as we take them on now. The coherence of our actions will remain intact when we are sitting on the Supreme Court's defendants' bench.
When we testify before the Supreme Court, we shall not given up, we shall not capitulate, we shall not surrender. Quite the contrary. We shall keep our chins up and we shall speak clearly, fully convinced of our innocence and of the legitimacy of our actions and our convictions. We shall jettison the ballast of lies and oppression that accompanies our captivity and the deliberate inconsistency of the charges that have been laid, built on the foundations of revenge and chastisement in this cause against the independence movement as a whole, of which we are the most visible part.
That is why we tell you that it is time to feel strong and serene. We do, and we need you who are and want to be close to us, supporters of independence or not, to feel the same. Millions of us share the conviction that this is a profoundly unjust situation. The trial will be the right moment for the truth to emerge in the centre of the courtroom where we are going to be tried. Anyone wanting to deny it will have to turn their head completely away, because they blush with shame, and we are convinced that the streets will be on our side.
They can condemn us, because they have the power. We have already said many times that we do not expect a fair trial, because nobody no longer doubts the political - and not legal foundation of this case.
What they will never be able to prove is that their conviction is just and based on facts and evidence. No, they will not be able to do so, because, having got thus far, it has already been shown that the charges cannot be sustained in any way. And that is why the trial is an opportunity for those of us who are in gaol, for the independence movement and for all those who, without sharing the idea of an independent Catalonia, do not hesitate to side with the defence of civil and political rights. The trial is the mirror in which the various powers of the State, and in particular the judicial one, will have to gave into. Maybe they will be able to bear what they see in it - after all, they are already used to doing so - but what everyone will discover is the insolvency of democracy in Spain, the justness of our demands and the legitimacy of our political ambitions.
Serenity and firmness. We get them from knowing we are innocent and that we shall not relinquish anything. Thank you for being on our side.
* = Mas d’Enric, les Basses and Lledoners prisons, 14 December 2018
** = fund-raising events to help cover the costs of their defence and other costs of the victims of repression.
POLÍTICA
15 desembre 2018 6.01 h
OPINIÓ
Serenor i fermesa
DOLORS BASSA, JORDI CUIXART, CARME FORCADELL, JOAQUIM FORN, ORIOL JUNQUERAS, RAÜL ROMEVA, JOSEP RULL, JORDI SÀNCHEZ I JORDI TURULL *
The political prisoners in Lledoners, Dolors Bassa i Carme Forcadell
M. VERNET / ÒMNIUM CULTURAL / LL. SERRAT / A. PUIG.
- Només amb una unitat estratègica granítica [...] serem capaços de superar els embats de l’Estat espanyol
- Quan declarem davant del Suprem, no renunciarem, no capitularem, no ens rendirem
- Ens podran condemnar [...]. El que mai podran demostrar és que la seva condemna sigui justa i fonamentada amb fets i proves
- El que tothom descobrirà [amb el judici] és la fallida de la democràcia a Espanya i la justícia de les nostres reivindicacions
És el moment de saber-se forts i serens. Ho estem nosaltres i necessitem que també ho estigueu
Us podríem donar les gràcies mil cops i serien insuficients. Farem sempre curt a l’hora de retornar-vos tot l’escalf, el suport i la companyia que ens lliureu dia sí, dia també. Gràcies per no oblidar-nos, per ser al nostre costat, per tenir-nos presents i ensenyar cada dia al món sencer la causa justa que sempre és la lluita pels drets i les llibertats civils que a nosaltres ens han estat arrabassats.
Som ja molt a prop de l’inici del judici davant del Tribunal Suprem. Aquest és un moment que vol la màxima fermesa per part nostra, però també tota la serenor. I també la vol de vosaltres, de tots els que esteu al nostre costat, dels que ens veniu a veure de fora la presó estant, dels que ens escriviu, dels que us manifesteu, dels que assistiu a sopars grocs, dels que ens teniu, en definitiva, presents i heu fet des del primer dia de la nostra injusta situació la vostra causa i també la vostra lluita.
Entenem que molta gent que s’apropa físicament o emocionalment a la presó senti en carn pròpia la impotència que provoca tanta injustícia. Entenem que algú pugui considerar, fruit d’aquesta indignació que generen els abusos, que la solució hauria de ser obrir les presons. Però, de la mateixa manera que podem entendre la necessitat d’esbravar la impotència, també hem de dir clarament que això, lluny d’afavorir la nostra causa, la perjudicaria, igual que també perjudicaria els objectius polítics del país que volem i pels quals som aquí empresonats pendents d’un judici polític.
La repressió pretén desestabilitzar-nos i dividir-nos. No ho hem de permetre. La riquesa del sobiranisme és la seva pluralitat i aquí rau també la seva força. Només amb una unitat estratègica granítica, construïda sobre la premissa del respecte i la generositat, serem capaços de superar els embats de l’Estat espanyol.
Afrontem el judici amb plena consciència i responsabilitat. No us resulti estranya aquesta serenor. Compartim la convicció que no hem comès cap delicte, perquè posar urnes no ho podrà ser mai. I això ens fa forts davant de qualsevol embat judicial i davant qualsevol arbitrarietat i injustícia. Som innocents. Ho sabem. I és aquesta plena convicció d’innocència la font de la nostra serenor i de la nostra ambició de situar el judici com una gran oportunitat per denunciar les arbitrarietats i la vulneració dels drets civils i les llibertats ciutadanes.
Quan vam anar a declarar davant l’Audiencia Nacional i del Tribunal Suprem, vam escollir, amb plena consciència i voluntat, el camí de donar la cara i assumir les conseqüències que se’n poguessin derivar. Fa més d’un any que som a la presó des d’aquell dia, i el judici al Tribunal Suprem és el pas que dona continuïtat i coherència a les decisions que vam prendre llavors. En vam assumir les possibles conseqüències, igual que les assumim ara. La coherència de les nostres accions es mantindrà intacta quan estiguem asseguts al banc dels acusats del Suprem.
Quan declarem davant del Tribunal Suprem, no renunciarem, no capitularem, no ens rendirem. Ben al contrari. Mantindrem el cap ben alt i parlarem clar, convençudes i convençuts plenament de la nostra innocència i de la legitimitat de les nostres accions i de les nostres conviccions. Despullarem el llast de mentides i oprobi que acompanya el nostre captiveri i la volguda inconsistència de les acusacions que se’ns formulen, construïdes sobre els fonaments de la venjança i l’escarment en aquesta causa contra el conjunt del sobiranisme, de la qual nosaltres som la part més visible.
Per això us diem que és el moment de saber-se forts i serens. Ho estem nosaltres i necessitem que també ho estigueu els que sou i voleu ser a prop nostre, independentistes o no. Som milions de persones les que compartim la convicció que aquesta és una situació profundament injusta. El judici oral serà el moment propici perquè aparegui la veritat al mig de la sala on se’ns estarà jutjant, i el que la vulgui negar haurà de girar per força la cara, perquè se’l menjarà la vergonya, i estem convençuts que el carrer ens hi acompanyarà.
Ens podran condemnar, perquè tenen la força. Ja hem dit moltes vegades que no esperem un judici just, perquè ningú ja no dubta de la fonamentació política, i no jurídica, que té aquesta causa.
El que mai podran demostrar és que la seva condemna sigui justa i estigui fonamentada amb fets i proves. No, no podran, perquè, arribats a aquest punt, ja ha estat demostrat que les acusacions no s’aguanten de cap de les maneres. I és per aquest motiu que el judici és una oportunitat per als que estem empresonats, per al conjunt del sobiranisme i per a tots aquells que, sense compartir la idea d’una Catalunya independent, no dubten a posar-se al costat de la defensa dels drets civils i polítics.
El judici és el mirall en què els diferents poders de l’Estat, i en particular el judicial, hauran de mirar-se. Potser ells podran suportar el que vegin –al capdavall, ja hi estan acostumats–, però el que tothom descobrirà és la fallida de la democràcia a Espanya, la justícia de les nostres reivindicacions i la legitimitat de les nostres ambicions polítiques.
Serenor i fermesa. La que ens dona saber que som innocents i que no renunciarem a res. Gràcies per ser al nostre costat.
*Presons de Mas d’Enric, les Basses i Lledoners, 14 de desembre del 2018
La repressió pretén desestabilitzar-nos i dividir-nos. No ho hem de permetre. La riquesa del sobiranisme és la seva pluralitat i aquí rau també la seva força. Només amb una unitat estratègica granítica, construïda sobre la premissa del respecte i la generositat, serem capaços de superar els embats de l’Estat espanyol.
Afrontem el judici amb plena consciència i responsabilitat. No us resulti estranya aquesta serenor. Compartim la convicció que no hem comès cap delicte, perquè posar urnes no ho podrà ser mai. I això ens fa forts davant de qualsevol embat judicial i davant qualsevol arbitrarietat i injustícia. Som innocents. Ho sabem. I és aquesta plena convicció d’innocència la font de la nostra serenor i de la nostra ambició de situar el judici com una gran oportunitat per denunciar les arbitrarietats i la vulneració dels drets civils i les llibertats ciutadanes.
Quan vam anar a declarar davant l’Audiencia Nacional i del Tribunal Suprem, vam escollir, amb plena consciència i voluntat, el camí de donar la cara i assumir les conseqüències que se’n poguessin derivar. Fa més d’un any que som a la presó des d’aquell dia, i el judici al Tribunal Suprem és el pas que dona continuïtat i coherència a les decisions que vam prendre llavors. En vam assumir les possibles conseqüències, igual que les assumim ara. La coherència de les nostres accions es mantindrà intacta quan estiguem asseguts al banc dels acusats del Suprem.
Quan declarem davant del Tribunal Suprem, no renunciarem, no capitularem, no ens rendirem. Ben al contrari. Mantindrem el cap ben alt i parlarem clar, convençudes i convençuts plenament de la nostra innocència i de la legitimitat de les nostres accions i de les nostres conviccions. Despullarem el llast de mentides i oprobi que acompanya el nostre captiveri i la volguda inconsistència de les acusacions que se’ns formulen, construïdes sobre els fonaments de la venjança i l’escarment en aquesta causa contra el conjunt del sobiranisme, de la qual nosaltres som la part més visible.
Per això us diem que és el moment de saber-se forts i serens. Ho estem nosaltres i necessitem que també ho estigueu els que sou i voleu ser a prop nostre, independentistes o no. Som milions de persones les que compartim la convicció que aquesta és una situació profundament injusta. El judici oral serà el moment propici perquè aparegui la veritat al mig de la sala on se’ns estarà jutjant, i el que la vulgui negar haurà de girar per força la cara, perquè se’l menjarà la vergonya, i estem convençuts que el carrer ens hi acompanyarà.
Ens podran condemnar, perquè tenen la força. Ja hem dit moltes vegades que no esperem un judici just, perquè ningú ja no dubta de la fonamentació política, i no jurídica, que té aquesta causa.
El que mai podran demostrar és que la seva condemna sigui justa i estigui fonamentada amb fets i proves. No, no podran, perquè, arribats a aquest punt, ja ha estat demostrat que les acusacions no s’aguanten de cap de les maneres. I és per aquest motiu que el judici és una oportunitat per als que estem empresonats, per al conjunt del sobiranisme i per a tots aquells que, sense compartir la idea d’una Catalunya independent, no dubten a posar-se al costat de la defensa dels drets civils i polítics.
El judici és el mirall en què els diferents poders de l’Estat, i en particular el judicial, hauran de mirar-se. Potser ells podran suportar el que vegin –al capdavall, ja hi estan acostumats–, però el que tothom descobrirà és la fallida de la democràcia a Espanya, la justícia de les nostres reivindicacions i la legitimitat de les nostres ambicions polítiques.
Serenor i fermesa. La que ens dona saber que som innocents i que no renunciarem a res. Gràcies per ser al nostre costat.
*Presons de Mas d’Enric, les Basses i Lledoners, 14 de desembre del 2018
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