This post is originally from FreeAnons.org
We wouldn’t exist without Jeremy Hammond, and the other arrested Anonymous, who put themselves on the front lines to fight, to sacrifice their freedom, for our foundation, to protect and assist those who wage war for transparency. Jeremy is a true revolutionary, and for that, he was designated an adversary by the U.S. government. His arrest resonated deeply across our ranks, worldwide, hit us in our hearts. We avenge him to assuage the pain. With every effort to silence him, we redouble our efforts to network, to use our machines and ourselves, to penetrate the state and its toxic secrets.
The case against Jeremy Hammond was engineered, and in essence rigged, by the U.S. National Security State, in cooperation with the counterparts at Scotland Yard and Interpol. The narrative of the U.S. investigation against him, recounted in investigative articles like “Enemy of the State” by Janet Reitman at Rolling Stone, makes it clear that Jeremy was targeted by the United States government for his political beliefs almost a decade ago, and then finally made a pawn in the U.S. government’s exhaustive, relentless war against transparency, against anarchists, and against Wikileaks. The FBI used their tried and true fallback, and bought cooperation from a snitch to instigate and infiltrate us, in order to build a case against Jeremy. They hid behind anonymity to make cases against hacktivists. They orchestrate crimes, and engage in criminal activity and unconstitutional surveillance, using the same method they condemn: anonymity.
They have continued their strategy of “win by any cost” by refusing to acknowledge that Judge Preska is fundamentally biased, and answers only to the government. This is why Jeremy didn’t get bail when he was clearly entitled to it. This is why Judge Preska refuses to recuse herself. The government cannot let this case be tried fairly, or they will be on trial themselves, and damned. They must stack the deck at every opportunity. They must rig investigations and court proceedings. This is nothing new. Throughout history, key figures in social movements have been targeted, in just the same manner.
But Jeremy Hammond stands for the future, and liberation. Every day we remain free, we fight. And when we are gone, others will follow, in a never ending stream. We do not fear retribution. We do not fear jail. We do not expect justice from the state, and anyone who does has not been paying attention. So if we are to obtain a measure of justice, we must exact it ourselves. This is what we do, as people of conscience.
Jeremy, brother, with every single day you’ve been gone, we’ve fought. And with every new arrest, people have stepped forward. You are in our work, our thoughts, and dreams. But those dreams offer no respite. We will not rest until you, and the others, are free. We will continue to use every means at our disposal to disrupt these investigations and prosecutions, because they are the rotten soul of secrecy, and serve only to fill our prisons for profit, at the expense of freedom and transparency.
We want to offer heartfelt thanks to Hammond Support Network, for their tireless work on Jeremy’s behalf, and their very generous support of FreeAnons. And they have enabled us to assist arrested Anonymous, in Jeremy’s name.
We will never forget that.
Judge Preska’s denial order document.
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