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[DT.]

Many Thanks everyone. The rest of the family appreciates it as well. We have an idea of what happened from both autopsies (in the north and over here) and I'll give you a clear picture as soon as I'm able to.

Many thanks to Halil for his help in the hospital and to iceman for helping us out more recently.

[denizaksulu]

DT,

As my closest mate on the forum I have already sent you my condolences but not to your father in law’s family yet as I’ve never met them so my warmest wishes go out to them.

It’s strange how we were having a few drinks a couple of nights earlier contemplating about what could be done for his release but our minds never wondered this far…

We cannot bring Mr Stefanou back but for whatever its worth I pledge to continue the struggle for our beloved country and for all those wonderful people who love and respect it as we do.

May his memory live on forever alongside all those who paid the ultimate price during our country’s long and turbulent history.

Regards, GR.

Hijacker!

[Get Real!]

DT,

As my closest mate on the forum I have already sent you my condolences but not to your father in law’s family yet as I’ve never met them so my warmest wishes go out to them.

It’s strange how we were having a few drinks a couple of nights earlier contemplating about what could be done for his release but our minds never wondered this far…

We cannot bring Mr Stefanou back but for whatever its worth I pledge to continue the struggle for our beloved country and for all those wonderful people who love and respect it as we do.

May his memory live on forever alongside all those who paid the ultimate price during our country’s long and turbulent history.

Regards, GR.

Hijacker!

You what?

[DT.]

DT,

As my closest mate on the forum I have already sent you my condolences but not to your father in law’s family yet as I’ve never met them so my warmest wishes go out to them.

It’s strange how we were having a few drinks a couple of nights earlier contemplating about what could be done for his release but our minds never wondered this far…

We cannot bring Mr Stefanou back but for whatever its worth I pledge to continue the struggle for our beloved country and for all those wonderful people who love and respect it as we do.

May his memory live on forever alongside all those who paid the ultimate price during our country’s long and turbulent history.

Regards, GR.

who would of thought re GR...How could we ever have thought of this outcome.

[zan]

DT,

As my closest mate on the forum I have already sent you my condolences but not to your father in law’s family yet as I’ve never met them so my warmest wishes go out to them.

It’s strange how we were having a few drinks a couple of nights earlier contemplating about what could be done for his release but our minds never wondered this far…

We cannot bring Mr Stefanou back but for whatever its worth I pledge to continue the struggle for our beloved country and for all those wonderful people who love and respect it as we do.

May his memory live on forever alongside all those who paid the ultimate price during our country’s long and turbulent history.

Regards, GR.

Hijacker!

You what?

So he forgot the space in his greating.......


Hi jacker! Lesson 31

[ARMENIAN CYPRIOT]

DT, I am sorry for your loss. May God give you and your family strength to overcome your loss. May God also grant him the peace that he deserves. Amen

[LENA]

I was informed by another member about this since i do not read the Cyprus problem anymore. My sincerest condolences DT. Really I cannot imagine what you and your family been through lately since i realize that it was something that lasted for a while. I am really sorry about your loss. May God rest his soul.

[growuptcs]

I am sorry for you and your families loss that came unexpectingly. My condolences to all of you closest to him and the people he loved.

[DT.]

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[denizaksulu]

Stephis Stephanou died on the 1st November in the General Hospital in the north of nicosia. he was aged 64

He was arrested 10 days earlier without charge for possessing photographs of antiquities on his mobile phone (I have these pictures).

He was held in the Central Turkish Cypriot police station for 3 days where he was beaten severely, without being able to contact lawyer or family. This was told to me personally by himself the last time I saw him alive in prison and by his TC lawyer.

His captivity in prison was spent sleeping on a matress in the corridor on the floor apparently due to overcrowding.

The last to see him alive was myself on the Sunday prior to his death. He was helped to the visiting booth by 2 fellow GC inmates. When asked what was wrong with him he informed me that his entire left side was severly bruised and could neither walk nor breath in comfort. I informed him of the efforts we were making to get him out.

We had informed Christofias who in turn called Talat and requested him to release him on his own personal gaurantee that he will return for the trial. We informed Papadopoulos who assigned Mr Tjionis to the case who could not do anything either. We informed the police and the UN but again notheing could be done. Apparently the case was too serious!

Stephis was informed that despite the fact that no charges were pressed against him, he would have to stay in prison for up to 3 months until a trial was set (with NO charge). His lawyers were trying to plead with the authorities to allow him to stay in an apartment in the north under guard so as not to escape to the south prior to his trial but again....to no avail.

Stephis told me to do everything possible and not to let anyone at home know that he was in pain. He asked me to take care of his grandchildren, (my boy and girl) and said to let them know that their grandfather was a brave man and had stood up to the animals that beat him. I told him to stop being an idiot and that we'd straighten this whole thing out.

On Monday it was a national holiday in the north and were told that we could visit again. When we made a request however it was denied on the grounds of some rule that only prisoners who were charged with an offence could accept visitors (if my memory serves me correct)

On Tuesday mornign we were told that Stephis was suffering from pneumonia and had gone into septic shock due to septicemea. This in turn led to a heart attack. They allowed us to visit him on Wednesday when he was in a coma we made arrangements for him to be carried by ambulance to the south were specialists could see him but all were denied by the Turkish Cypriot ministry of interior....on Thursday he was dead.

They would not allow us to have his body until Saturday.

2 Autopsies were carried out one in the north and one in the south. The one in the north was carried out by a Turkish doctor who was flown in, 2 UN doctors and a GC doctor. The report found
1) No trace of cancer (as the TC papers printed out)
2) No trace of pneumonia
3) No trace of septic shock and septicemea
4) 5 broken ribs on his left lower abdomen and 6 on his right
5) Cause of death heart attack

When the Turkish doctor was asked how he explains the ribs his response was
" I suspect they were brokern while trying to rescucitate him."
The report continues to say that the breakage of lwoer ribs could not have been caused by resuscitation attempts. The report then continues to find that NO rescucitation attempts were made on Stephis. No bruising around the heart, no injections into the heart...nothing.

The second autopsy in the south found the same things although i do not have a copy of that report yet.

We buried my father in law on Tuesday.

I am speechless DT. It is truly sickening. I hope the bastards who are responsible can be found and charged with MURDER.
I am so sorry and enraged.

Regards

Deniz