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One would certainly expect that it is in the public interest to foster this kind of organisation, as it is the case in Vienna and [http://hackerspaces.org/ many other places around the world]. | One would certainly expect that it is in the public interest to foster this kind of organisation, as it is the case in Vienna and [http://hackerspaces.org/ many other places around the world]. | ||
But not so in Malmoe. Not only were the actions of the Swedish police in violation of the civil rights of the club members, they also suggest that engaging in creative collaboration might put you in danger of being prosecuted for dubious reasons. Hackerspaces, being what they are, create potential for everyone. To put such organisations in random legal peril will eventually prove detrimental to a free society as a whole. | But not so in Malmoe. Not only were the actions of the Swedish police potentially in violation of the civil rights of the club members, they also suggest that engaging in creative collaboration might put you in danger of being prosecuted for dubious reasons. Hackerspaces, being what they are, create potential for everyone. To put such organisations in random legal peril will eventually prove detrimental to a free society as a whole. | ||
We hereby strongly object to the raid and expressly state solidarity with our friends in Malmoe | We hereby strongly object to the official reasoning leading to the raid and expressly state solidarity with our friends in Malmoe. | ||
Additionally, we | We request the responsible authorities to cease and desist from any further measures not covered by rule of law, and to immediately return all confiscated equipment which was removed without probable cause. | ||
Additionally, we request a public investigation into the true nature of this sting operation as well as against the agitators responsible to clarify whether or not they maliciously presented false reasoning to perform this operation against a private interest organisation without legal grounds under the rule of law. | |||
We also request a statement of Austrian and Swedish authorities as to what legal uncertainties organisations such as ours have to face in continuing our work. | We also request a statement of Austrian and Swedish authorities as to what legal uncertainties organisations such as ours have to face in continuing our work. | ||