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[denizaksulu]

Yesterda's Afrika newspaper carried an interesting piece about this case (my translation):

http://www.afrikagazetesi.net/modules.p ... &artid=988

The other evening four of our youths were detained by the police. For writing “Occupying Turkish army sod off” on walls. Aziz Şah... Çetin Edip... Özce Nizam... Kan Yektaoğlu. They were taken to court and an order to hold them in custody for three days was obtained. They are still in the cells at Nicosia police station. They will appear once more before the court tomorrow. The police sent them to the Military Court to be sentenced, but the military prosecutor, stating that there was insufficient evidence to try them at this court, passed the case to the civil court. Police deputy inspector Oral Ordu, giving sworn evidence to the court, said that the youths had written comments “targeting the Security Forces Command” on a number of buildings in Nicosia in August-September. However, the graffiti allegedly written on the walls has nothing whatsoever to do with the SFC. That is, they do not target the SFC. The SFC is the Turkish Cypriots’ army. Not Turkey’s. The army defined as the “occupying army” is the Turkish Republic’s 40 thousand strong army on the island. The Peace Forces! Where did the police inspector get the idea that the SFC was targeted?
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The detained youths’ homes were also raided by the police. Moreover, without informing their families. When the families were not at home. They went through everything. They confiscated the computers in these homes. These days we have also witnessed the homes of two trade union leaders being raided and searched … Erol Şeherlioğlu... and Tevfik Yoldaş. Where is all of this taking us?
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It came as a surprise for the youths to be held in custody for three days. There is but one offence with which they may be charged in connection with this event … dirtying the environment! If it goes beyond this, the matter will assume political dimensions. Then the case will take on different proportions. The Turkish army on the island is described in the international arena as an “occupying army”. If it is not an offence under international law to accuse this army of being an occupier, it cannot be considered an offence here.
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It is clear that those detaining these youths are determined to establish if any organization is behind this act. They are investigating this. They are incapable of working out that one day in this country everyone’s patience will be exhausted and that without the need for any organization acts of this kind will be performed. They have thrown the youths into the cells for three days in vain. Since when have those guilty of dirtying the environment received such treatment in our country? Release the youths. When there are so many criminals to detain in our country, is it not disgraceful to detain youths for writing graffiti on walls?

Well written and well translated to be sure.

Thanks for those snippets Tim.

[DT.]

Yesterda's Afrika newspaper carried an interesting piece about this case (my translation):

http://www.afrikagazetesi.net/modules.p ... &artid=988

The other evening four of our youths were detained by the police. For writing “Occupying Turkish army sod off” on walls. Aziz Şah... Çetin Edip... Özce Nizam... Kan Yektaoğlu. They were taken to court and an order to hold them in custody for three days was obtained. They are still in the cells at Nicosia police station. They will appear once more before the court tomorrow. The police sent them to the Military Court to be sentenced, but the military prosecutor, stating that there was insufficient evidence to try them at this court, passed the case to the civil court. Police deputy inspector Oral Ordu, giving sworn evidence to the court, said that the youths had written comments “targeting the Security Forces Command” on a number of buildings in Nicosia in August-September. However, the graffiti allegedly written on the walls has nothing whatsoever to do with the SFC. That is, they do not target the SFC. The SFC is the Turkish Cypriots’ army. Not Turkey’s. The army defined as the “occupying army” is the Turkish Republic’s 40 thousand strong army on the island. The Peace Forces! Where did the police inspector get the idea that the SFC was targeted?
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The detained youths’ homes were also raided by the police. Moreover, without informing their families. When the families were not at home. They went through everything. They confiscated the computers in these homes. These days we have also witnessed the homes of two trade union leaders being raided and searched … Erol Şeherlioğlu... and Tevfik Yoldaş. Where is all of this taking us?
*
It came as a surprise for the youths to be held in custody for three days. There is but one offence with which they may be charged in connection with this event … dirtying the environment! If it goes beyond this, the matter will assume political dimensions. Then the case will take on different proportions. The Turkish army on the island is described in the international arena as an “occupying army”. If it is not an offence under international law to accuse this army of being an occupier, it cannot be considered an offence here.
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It is clear that those detaining these youths are determined to establish if any organization is behind this act. They are investigating this. They are incapable of working out that one day in this country everyone’s patience will be exhausted and that without the need for any organization acts of this kind will be performed. They have thrown the youths into the cells for three days in vain. Since when have those guilty of dirtying the environment received such treatment in our country? Release the youths. When there are so many criminals to detain in our country, is it not disgraceful to detain youths for writing graffiti on walls?

The worrying thing is that they had their computers confiscated. Why? Is Talat so afraid of criticism that dissidents are uncovered and thrown in jail immediately?

To all my TC friends who criticise the occupation army and the Turkish command of the north please be careful. (Halil you're not at risk)

[Bananiot]

Probably halil meant to say "OMONOIA" which is a truly Cypriot team (I am going to kill my son who supports DT's team one of these days) and a good word too, by the way.

[DT.]

Probably halil meant to say "OMONOIA" which is a truly Cypriot team (I am going to kill my son who supports DT's team one of these days) and a good word too, by the way.

Glad to see someone in your family has seen the light!

[karma]

The Yeni Düzen newspaper reports that four Turkish Cypriot youths were arrested at 0400 on 8 September after being caught red-handed writing the slogan “Out with the occupying Turkish Army” on a wall. Police inspector Oral Ordu has announced that they have detained the parties guilty of the offences of writing comments slandering the person of the Security Forces Command and causing wilful damage on various public and private buildings in August and September 2008.
The youths will appear in court on Thursday (tomorrow).

http://www.yeniduzengazetesi.com/templa ... 9&zoneid=3

what an inspector !

Ordu = Army

[BC Numismatics]

DT.,
It's a shame that Paphitis hasn't seen the light.He's a major league malakas who is sick in the head as well as being a Hell-bound racist scumbag,just like the Nazi Pope of Rome!

Aidan.

[Bananiot]

Tim, probably Sener Levent has a political axe to grind. Much like Alpai Durduran, I fear.

[Kikapu]

Deniz,
Estağfurullah, mahcup ettiniz beni.

No,no Tim. You have earned it.!

[DT.]

Tim, probably Sener Levent has a political axe to grind. Much like Alpai Durduran, I fear.

why are you undermining this obvious act of a police state?

[Bananiot]

I was referring to a fact ... you know, something that holds true.