Στις 3 Μαρτίου γίνεται η δίκη για την αγωγή στελέχους της Eldorado Gold, της εταιρείας που κάνει τις εξορύξεις στη Βόρεια Χαλκιδική, εναντίον του ενημερωτικού συνεταιρισμού Alterthess και της δημοσιογράφου Σταυρούλας Πουλημένης. Είναι το δεύτερο κρούσμα το τελευταίο διάστημα όπου μια εταιρεία, της οποίας η λειτουργία έχει περιβαλλοντικές επιπτώσεις, κάνει αγωγή κατά δημοσιογράφου και ζητά τεράστια αποζημίωση (100.000 ευρώ) καθώς και φυλάκιση ενός έτους σε περίπτωση που δεν καταβληθεί η αποζημίωση.
Στο επίδικο άρθρο της η δημοσιογράφος ενημέρωνε για την τελεσίδικη δικαστική απόφαση σε βάρος υψηλόβαθμων στελεχών της Eldorado για παραβιάσεις της περιβαλλοντικής νομοθεσίας και συγκεκριμένα για τη ρύπανση των υδάτων της περιοχής. Ας σημειωθεί ότι εκκρεμεί δίκη άλλων δύο υψηλόβαθμων στελεχών της εταιρείας σε κακουργηματικό βαθμό.
Η αγωγή θεωρείται δείγμα δίκης SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation), μιας στρατηγικής των εταιρειών να κάνουν αγωγές για να περιορίσουν την δημόσια ενημέρωση και συμμετοχή. Είναι φανερό ότι αποσκοπεί στον εκφοβισμό, τη φίμωση και την νομική και οικονομική εξόντωση δημοσιογράφων και αγωνιστών/ακτιβιστών για το θέμα του περιβάλλοντος και ακρωτηριάζει άμεσα το δικαίωμα των πολιτών στην πληροφόρηση και μάλιστα για θέματα δημόσιας υγείας.
-Στεκόμαστε στο πλευρό του Alterthess και της Σταυρούλας Πουλημένης, καθώς και όσων δημοσιογράφων ή αγωνιστών/ακτιβιστών του περιβάλλοντος διώκονται σε παρόμοιες υποθέσεις
-Ζητάμε να απορριφθεί η αγωγή της Eldorado. Συντασσόμαστε με τον αγώνα των κατοίκων της Χαλκιδικής για το σταμάτημα των καταστροφικών εξορύξεων χρυσού στην περιοχή.
Στηρίζουμε την συγκέντρωση αλληλεγγύης την Πέμπτη 3 Μαρτίου στις 9:00πμ στην Ευελπίδων!
Μας σκάβουν τον λάκκο / Kazma Birak / Don’t dig
Νο to the prosecution of the news cooperative “Alterthess” and journalist Stavroula Poulimeni by Eldorado Gold
On March 3, the court case of the prosecution against the news cooperative Alterthess and the journalist Stavroula Poulimeni, is being heard. This comes after the lawsuit against them by an executive of Eldorado Gold, the multinational company in charge of mining works in Chalkidiki, Northern Greece.
This is the second corporation, within a short period of time, whose operation creates a negative environmental impact, that is filing a lawsuit against a journalist, seeking a huge compensation (100.000 euros!), as well as a one-year imprisonment sentence if the compensation is not paid.
In the article under dispute, the journalist was giving information on the final court decision against high-ranking Eldorado executives for environmental legislation violations, specifically for water pollution in the area. It should be noted that there is a trial pending for two other high-ranking executives of the company before a criminal court.
The lawsuit is considered part of a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) tactic. This is a strategy of companies to limit public information and participation. It is clearly aimed at intimidating, silencing and crushing down journalists and environmental campaigners/activists, both legally and financially. It is also directly crippling citizens' right to information, even on public health issues.
-We stand by Alterthess and Stavroula Poulimeni, as well as any journalist or environmental campaigner/activist who is prosecuted in similar cases.
-We ask that Eldorado's lawsuit be dismissed. We support the struggle of the people in Chalkidiki to stop the catastrophic gold mining in the area.
-We support the solidarity protest at Evelpidon Court of Justice on Thursday, March 3, at 9:00 am!
Μας σκάβουν τον λάκκο / Kazma Birak / Don’t dig
Yayın Kooperatifi “Alterthess” ve gazeteci Stavroula Poulimeni'nin Eldorado Gold tarafından kovuşturulmasına hayır
3 Mart'ta haber kooperatifi Alterthess ve gazeteci Stavroula Poulimeni aleyhindeki savcılığın açtığı dava görülecek. Kuzey Yunanistan'ın Halkidiki kentinde madencilik işlerinden sorumlu çok uluslu şirket olan Eldorado Gold'un bir yöneticisinin açtığı davadan sonra şimdi de bu!
Eldorado Gold kısa bir süre faaliyeti çevre üzerinde olumsuz bir etki yaratan, bir gazeteciye dava açan, yüklü bir tazminat (100.000 Euro!) ve tazminat ödenmezse bir yıl hapis cezası talep eden ikinci şirkettir.
Davaya konu olan haberde gazeteci, bölgedeki su kirliliği başta olmak üzere çevre mevzuatı ihlalleri nedeniyle üst düzey Eldorado yöneticileri hakkında nihai mahkeme kararı hakkında bilgi veriyordu. Şirketin üst düzey iki yöneticisi için de ceza mahkemesinde görülen dava ise devam ediyor.
Dava, bir SLAPP (Kamu Katılımına Karşı Stratejik Dava) taktiğinin bir parçası olarak değerlendiriliyor. Bu strateji, kamuya açık bilgi ve katılımı sınırlamak için şirketlerin bir stratejisidir. Gazetecileri ve çevre kampanyacılarını/aktivistlerini hem yasal hem de finansal olarak sindirmeyi, susturmayı ve ezmeyi açıkça hedefliyor. Aynı zamanda, halk sağlığı konularında bile vatandaşların bilgi edinme hakkını doğrudan sekteye uğratıyor.
Alterthess ve Stavroula Poulimeni'nin yanı sıra benzer davalarda yargılanan tüm gazeteciler ve çevre kampanyacıları/aktivistlerinin yanındayız.
Eldorado'nun davasının reddini istiyoruz. Halkidiki halkının bölgedeki altın madenciliğini durdurmak için verdiği mücadeleyi destekliyoruz.
3 Mart Perşembe günü saat 09.00'da Evelpidon Adalet Divanı'nda yapılan dayanışma eylemini destekliyoruz!
Μας σκάβουν τον λάκκο / Kazma Birak / Don’t dig
