Adolfo Gilly and the other political prisoners arrested at the same time as the Argentine journalist has been issued by the Liga Obrera Marxista. (Workers Marxist League). “The text of the appeal is as follows. ]
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‘The Liga Obrera Marxista (LOM), Mexican section of the Fourth: International, appeals to the workers, peasants, students and cee revolutionary organizations to protest against the arbitrary and. =» gangsterlike imprisonment of the Argentine journalist Adolfo Gilly and the alleged members of the Posadist group in Mexico, Oscar Fernandez Bruno, Eduwiges: Teresa Confreta de Fernandez, Gildardo ©: Islas Carranza, Ramon Vargas Salguero, Sergio Garcia Estrada and: Leocadio Francisco Zapata Mazquiz.
We appeal to all revolutionists to protest: against ‘the : torture of Adolfo’ Gilly and the other defendants..'Gilly is well . known in many. countries for his articles on the ‘aban: ‘revolution. and the guerrilla movement. in Guatemala. The Mexican political o police suddenly arrested him and then tortured him for three consecutive days in’ an attempt. to compel him to confess that he belonged to >the. "Fourth International" and to make him inform on his comrades. In seven sessions he was beaten on the head, over his kidneys and punched in the abdomen. He was then seated in a chair for an entire night. Next he was submerged under.water until he nearly drowned. Next they threatened to take him out on a highway and shoot him while "fleeing." None of ‘this wrung the desired confession from him. He was then brought before a higher officer who told him they were considering taking him to the border and handing him over to the Guatemalan authorities, who would immediately execute him.
In relation to the Posadist: comrades, we must point out that: the. Liga. Obrera Marxista, as. well as the entire Fourth International, has deep differences with the Posadist group and in... _ particular with the dictatorial chieftain of Posadism, J. Posadas, ~~ who was expelled from our world party in 1962. J. Posadas is a confirmed sectarian and opportunist, a mental case, whose actions and declarations in the name of his phantom "Fourth International" and "Trotskyism" have injured the revolutionary movement in Latin America in general and in Guatemala in particular. There Posadas stole a considerable amount of money from the Revolutionary Movement of November 13, the vanguard of the Guatemalan Socialist Revolution. In addition, the sectarian and adventurous Posadist groups have created confusion with respect to our party, the Fourth International, World Party of the Socialist Revolution, founded in 1938 which represents the overwhelming majority of the Trotskyists on a world scale, including Mexico where the Trotskyists belong to or sympathize with the Liga Obrera Marxista.
Despite our complete opposition to the eccentric concepts of Posadism, a small group expelled from our ranks three years ago, we appeal to all revolutionary organizations to form a united front against this blow dealt by the class enemy. It is a question of repression directed by the police, who understand the role of political groups in the class struggle, against political groups. Today they are. striking at the weakest; tomorrow the target can be any or all of the other revolutionary organizations.
We appeal to the PMT, PRP, ARE, PPS, MLN, CCI, FEP, MRM and the PCM and all revolutionary, working-class, peasant. and student organizations to organize protest meetings among the workers, the’ ‘peasants ‘and on the Campus .
We appeal ‘to all these organizations to form a united front. on the basis.of a single issue: ‘unconditional defense against political repression.
We appeal for signatures and resolutions demanding the release of the political prisoners. These should be sent to: Juzgado Primero de Distrito en Materia Penal; Juez, Lic. Eduardo Ferrer MacGregor; Av. Bucareli 20-601, Mexico 1, D.F.,. Mexico. Let every “organization send a reso ution! ,
This fascistlike blow dealt by the repressive bodies of the bourgeoisie must. be met by the Mexican masses and. their organized vanguard. - ee ne
Free A Adolfo Gilly!
; Free the alleged members: of the Posadist group!
Free Demetrio Vallejo and. his comrades! |
Free all the political prisoners now!
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