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Corpses found in the occupied Karavas village are believed to belong to Greek Cypriot missing persons


Turkish Cypriot KIBRIS newspaper (28.06.05) reports that some corpses were found during an excavation that was conducted in a place which was determined by the Investigatory Committee on Missing Persons in occupied Karavas village.

According to the paper, the corpses are believed to belong to Greek Cypriot missing persons who were killed 31 years ago, during the Turkish invasion of 1974, and were buried in this place.

The Investigatory Committee on Missing Persons determined the place about a month ago. The corpses were discovered under a tree in Karavas village in an excavation that was conducted yesterday at 10:30 in the morning by an experts team. The team took the corpses from the ground and put them in bags.

Mr Rustem Tatar, the representative of the Turkish Cypriot side in the Investigatory Committee did not comment on the issue. He noted that it was decided that the excavations would be conducted secretly and added that statements as regards the subject will be made next Thursday.


This is a start and may the end come soon for all the cypriot famalies waiting for closure on their missing loved ones.

[metecyp]

This is a start and may the end come soon for all the cypriot famalies waiting for closure on their missing loved ones.

Amen.

[Michael Coumas]

Lets all hope and pray that this can be taken forward slowly and lead to what Cypriot peoples cry out for. We now need our political leaders to think carefully and ease the process along accomodating everyones fears and dreams.

[gabaston]

may they have their proper burials, and may they now rip.

[demetriou_74]

more to the point is this proof that these missing persons were murdered. something the turks totally deny

[Main_Source]

why what did they say? they marched in a big line from the north to the south?

[demetriou_74]

why what did they say? they marched in a big line from the north to the south?

i dotn like them 'funerals' they turn the body into some kind of political puppet.

[brother]

Those that want to turn this political are wrong, lets consider the famalies and not blow this up, once the results come in on how they died, let it be the famalies choice if they want to take legal action.

I am against the two sides using them as political toys and we should all stand firm against that

[demetriou_74]

how do they know the person is greek? and if he is will that officialy reduce the number to 1960?

[cannedmoose]

For a long time it used to be 1619 I believe. Then, through DNA tracing of bodies 'found' on the RoC side they managed to identify about 30 more - including my wife's uncle. So I think it's about 1570-odd 'missing' now. In the case of my wife's uncle, we discovered that the RoC government had knowledge of his whereabouts for the past 30 years, in an unmarked grave close to the line. However, he was placed on the missing list, probably for political purposes and his whereabouts only released 3 years ago, whereupon he's now buried in the military cemetery in Lefkosia (can't remember its name, it's opposite an army base and is where the Greek troops who died in '74 have their memorial). Suffice to say, it makes us question this 'missing' tag forevermore.