The former youth organization In Marea calls on citizens to take to the streets against the authoritarian and undemocratic drift of the country's current leaders and announce an imminent project
General secretary of the IUVIM, Artamo Commidus
When it seemed that the calm - relative - settled again in Selucia, the past seems to have awakened.
Earlier this afternoon, Artamo Commidus, the general secretary of the IUVIM - which was the youth organization of the historic political party In Marea - appeared after announcing an unexpected press conference to announce something that took everyone by surprise.
The IUVIM - Iuventus In Marea - are much more than a simple youth organization of a political party. Throughout the existence of In Marea, the IUVIM have played a very important role in the evolution of the political orientation of the party and its general secretaries, as well as the election of regional leaders and their rise or fall. Despite being technically an organization linked to In Marea, in practice they were a fully independent organization, with their own statutes and organizational systems, although they were officially the "youth organization of the party". With the dissolution of In Marea, the IUVIM went into the background, once again exercising as an activist organization and defender of workers' rights, but without running for elections or political office. During the centuries that have passed since the dissolution of In Marea, the IUVIM have continued with their union activity, with more or less freedom depending on the political moment.
However, it was not until today that for the first time since the dissolution of In Marea that its general secretary has called a press conference. Until then, the usual thing was to issue communications with the signature of the Federal Assembly of the organization, and its general secretaries were dedicated to giving their opinion when required. Therefore, the expectation on the subject to be discussed was maximum.
With a straight face, Mr. Commidus, elected just a month ago as the new Secretary General of the IUVIM, has charged against the current leaders of the nation, whom he has accused of "hidden dictators" and "ultra-religious fanatics" and has announced a "future project" of which he has not given much information, but of which he assures that numerous senior Selucian leaders already have evidence, who, in a covert way, have shown themselves willing to support at the right time.
"For a long time, the IUVIM have been silent since the dissolution of In Marea. My predecessors, unfortunately, have not been able to measure up to the moment, and have allowed the citizens of our nation to have been forced to suffer ill-treatment by the Selucian leaders. This association has been a silent accomplice of this for too long, and the time has come to break that silence and raise its voice. Selucia is right now run by a group of undercover dictators who, under a false pretense of layer of democracy, they are eroding all our public institutions and extending their tentacles over all the powers of the State, ending the rule of law and our freedoms, pretending to be giving power to the people and to be nothing more than mere representatives of it while they destroy everything that has cost so much to build between all of us. These ultrareligious fanatics who pretend to lead us must be stopped all at once, and from the IUVIM we have launched a project that will soon see the light of day to ensure that this is the case. Some senior Selucian leaders that we have contacted, who oppose the country's current authoritarian drift but fear that making it public will end them, have already confirmed that at the right time, they will give their explicit support to this project. Right now I can only ask those of you who trust in democracy, to see with fear and anger what they are doing with our nation, erasing centuries of history from our institutions and laws, the names of our provinces and even our own nation, placing their religious interests and beliefs before anything else, attacking our freedoms and rights, deceiving us while taking power: do not stay at home. Take to the streets. Raise your voice. Because apart we are easy to get out of the way. But the selucian society has already demonstrated many times throughout history that united, we are unstoppable. "
Just a few hours later, some small protests have been located in different parts of the country, but those that have gained special relevance have been those that have taken place in Insularia, a province that was once the flagship region of In Marea. There, numerous demonstrations have been registered throughout the afternoon. As night fell, and with the protests against the current leaders of the country more widespread, the protests in Insularia have become more violent: burning of containers and vehicles, attacks on police stations, graffiti ... With the police forced to intervene, they have produced the first clashes between the security forces and the protesters, who have rebuked them with shouts like "puppets of power" or "fight with us and not against us."
Clashes in Insularia between the police and protestors
The protests are expected to increase in intensity and number of people in the coming days, and open a new front to the nation's leaders, currently immersed in full religious debate and reforming all the country's institutions.