Assembly of the Independentist Youth

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Assembly of the Independentist Youth
Assembleia da Mocidade Independentista
Founded1996 (1996)
Dissolved2014 (2014)
Headquarters
Reintegracionism[1][2]
Websiteamigaliza.org

The Assembly of the Independentist Youth (

Galician independentist and socialist and feminist political organization formed and formally established by young people in Bueu in 1996, although it have been working in coordination since 1993. AMI dissolved itself in 2014, citing the repression, changing political cycle and the decline of militancy as the main reasons.[3]

History

AMI was founded in 1993 as the youth organization of the

Nós-Unidade Popular the organization underwent a split of those that supported to remain in Nós-UP, which adopted the name BRIGA
. The intention of the AMI is to promote the idea of Galician independence among young people. For that it participates in the organization of social centers, leisure activities,
protests, painting murals[4]
etc.

Ideologically the organization has positions close to

reintegracionist spelling of the Galician language. The group has also opposed to speculation, the touristification of Galicia
, to public works that damage the environment and military service (until it disappeared in 2002). AMI refuses to take part in institutional politics and elections.

Accusations

Several of its militants were arrested by police accused of acts of terrorism. In 1995 two militants of AMI (Adolfo Martim Naia Fernández and Armando Jesus Rivadulha Peres) were accused of planting an explosive in a bank in the city of A Coruña. They were later absolved. The 24 July 2005, on the eve of the

Caixa Galicia in Santiago de Compostela. After more than three years in prison, Ugío Caamanho Santisso and Giana Rodrígues Gómes were judged, being sentenced to three years, nine months and one day in prison as perpetrators of a crime of damage "for the purpose of subvert the constitutional order and theft of a vehicle."[5]
The same year 10 members of AMI were arrested in an
public disorder, justifying terrorism and burning of bank ATMs.[8] All detainees were absolved in 2008.[9] In 2010 a judge ordered to take down the web of AMI again.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Que é a AMI?". amigaliza.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Cambio de ciclo e disoluçom da AMI |". Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Cambio de ciclo e disoluçom da AMI |". Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ^ Gallery of murals painted by AMI. Archived 2 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Galician)
  5. ^ Ozono Multimedia S.L.L. "Galiciaé – O independentista Ugio Caamanho volve a prisión para cumprir o resto da condena pola bomba en Caixa Galicia". galiciae.com.
  6. ^ La Voz de Galicia. "Diez independentistas, detenidos en una operacin de la Audiencia Nacional". lavozdegalicia.es. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  7. ^ La Voz de Galicia. "La web Ami-galiza.org fue intervenida por las autoridades". lavozdegalicia.es. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Vieiros". vieiros.com.
  9. ^ "Vieiros". vieiros.com.
  10. ^ Ozono Multimedia S.L.L. "El Progreso – Ordenan pechar a web do grupo independentista AMI tras unha denuncia de Galicia Bilingüe". galiciae.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.

External links

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