28.04.2008. Last monday, around 15 people went to the prison of Lantin. This solidarity gathering against all prisons took place on the occasion that the prison guards told Farid Bamouhammad that they are building a new cage for him in the caves of the prison. Recently, he had put his isolation cell in fire (at the end of march, together with two other prisoners locked up in the same wing, who were transfered immediately after) Some weeks ago, they started 'renovating' the isolation bloc U and they are building extra secured isolation unit. The same happens in the prison of Brugge. These permanent isolation units will be used to lock the most rebellious prisoners.
After a lot of noise, slogans and communication between people inside and outside, the tension rose in the cells. The prisoners shouted, among other things, that they were treated like beasts and that thet were regularly beaten up by the guards. They shouted also slogans like "more helicopters!" and "liberty!". Enflamed objects were thrown out of the windows, the prisoners struck on the doors and the bars. According to the police guards and prisoners got wounded after confrontations. After 20 minutes, the police came. After an attempt to escape through the fields, the police surrounded and arrested all the people. They were driven to a police post of the small community of Vise, at around 10 kilometer from Lantin. They were released after a couple of hours, without charges.
Before the manifestation, pamphlets were distributed in the mail boxes of Lantin and the social housing neighbourhoud of La Trappe (Ans). The pamphlet was also distributed to some visitors.