Flotilla Crew: ‘No One Should Be Above The Law’

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00:00We are in Larnaca for the support of the people and for the support of the government

00:03who I believe like the European government are on the side of the law and not outside of the law

00:07to try and enforce international law and international observation of international, you know, violation.

00:14And we have doctors, we have journalists, we have people on board who are documenting all the violations that happen in the sea.

00:20And in fact we had to make a manoeuvre because we were going to be attacked and kidnapped as well.

00:26This act is an act of solidarity so we can be together if anybody is attacked.

00:34And we have to obey the law and nobody is above the law.

00:37Nobody has the right to be a pirate of the sea and enforce whatever they want to do.

00:41And I think we are equal. We are doing things legally.

00:44We are not violating international law.

00:46We came to Larnaca within the law of the Larnaca and the Cyprus Authority.

00:51We are obeying European law, international law.

00:54We are doing everything legal, nothing illegal.

00:57And in fact everything that illegal that has been done against us was done in high seas in international water

01:03and we were kidnapped.

01:05We are

01:23So