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[Oracle]

Plundering of religious monuments in Cyprus

24.MAR.10
The Museum of Kykkos Monastery has presented new evidence of destruction, desecration and plundering of religious monuments in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus.

Dr. Charalambos Hodjakoglou, head of the Museum`s programme to record evidence concerning churches and other religious monuments in the Turkish occupied areas, referred to specific incidents of desecration, as well as the violation of the freedom of religion by the Turkish occupation regime.

He noted that the Roman Catholic gothic church of Saint Francis has been turned into a pub and pizza parlour, and that the church of the Johannine knights has been transformed into a night club.

Furthermore, the church of Panayia Trapeza in the village of Acheritou has been desecrated, with illegal excavations of probable medieval tombs. In the case of Saint Efimianos in the village of Lysi, plunderers partially demolished a wall and excavated the floor, having earlier removed the church`s murals. Hodjakoglou also referred to a ``dramatic case, in which we also bear responsibility,`` namely the church of Panayia of Trachonas in the Turkish occupied part of Nicosia, which has been turned into a dance school. He pointed out that recently road works began in the area, very close to the church, causing the building to become unstable. A breast wall had to be built to prevent the church from collapsing.

Hodjakoglou noted that the road works were carried out with EU funding and explained that any such works had to be submitted to the Republic of Cyprus for approval. ``Today, the whole surrounding area has become a roundabout, the whole area around the church is being used as a road, and all this has been done with funds from the EU, of which we are a member state, and we have not objected,`` he added. Replying to questions, Hodjakoglou said that ``if objections had been raised, the money would not have been given,`` and also pointed out that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had shown a great interest in the matter, since it had been informed about the case.

Furthermore, a number of graves in the Kyrenia cemetery had been dug up and the area is now being used by the Anglican Church, which in the government-controlled areas enjoys full freedom and provisions by the Orthodox Church of Cyprus and the Republic of Cyprus.


http://www.famagusta-gazette.

[Me Ed]

Madam Oracle,

The EU should present the TCs a choice...

The progresive south or the backward north.

At the en of the day, its their choice.

[Oracle]

Master Me Ed

I do not understand your need for making options available to illegal occupants of a country, other than that which facilitates their departure. In this case, not granting any monetary awards would provide such an incentive.

Such careless disregard for the heritage of the natives, whilst using money provided by the people they have usurped, is an insult which should be punished with immediate severance of any future assistance.

[Me Ed]

Yeah, but they are going nowhere, so put up or shut up.

[apc2010]

Maybe i am confused how do EU funds get given to somewhere that is not recognised by the UN or europe ????

[Oracle]

It's the "trnc" which is not recognised. The occupation of RoC-EU land is very much recognised. These grants were given to improve the long-term infrastructure as part of the auspices of the RoC.

However, their misuse means that this procedure should be reviewed until the occupation has been removed.

[Me Ed]

Maybe i am confused how do EU funds get given to somewhere that is not recognised by the UN or europe ????

I believe its called charity, and the sados up north where waiting for it after the Annan vote.

However what those retards up north, who believe that the EU let them down for voting yes to the Annan plan, don't realise is that the EU was not going to pay for the on-going military occupation of Cyprus.

Simple - remove the Turks, the EU money is yours.

[apc2010]

Sorry if someone steals my car i am not going to buy him a new stereo!!!!!

[Gasman]

Me ed said:

Madam Oracle,

The EU should present the TCs a choice...

The progresive south or the backward north.

At the en of the day, its their choice.

Oracle replied:

Master Me Ed

I do not understand your need for making options available to illegal occupants of a country, other than that which facilitates their departure.

Me ed specifically mentioned TCs - does O consider TCs to be illegal occupants?

[denizaksulu]

Personally I dont give a damn what the EU gives the money for. But the desecrating of religious monuments, turning them into businesses that they were not intended for will remain a dark stain on the northern administrations and to RoT facer. They should be ashamed of themselves. These places of worship should revert back to being churches or at the least a museum of christian iconic art. And IMMEDIATELY.