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[joe]

Plea for justice on stolen

Greek Cypriot property by

Turkish Cypriot columnist

THE official policy of Turkey and it's subordinate Turkish Cypriot regime to sanction the sale of stolen Greek Creek Cypriot property in the occupied north was denounced this week by a Turkish Cypriot columnist who made a strong plea for justice to prevail throughout the island.

Sener Levent, the editor of the daily ``Afrika'' newspaper, pointed out that in contrast to the official Turkish approach in the north, which turns a blind eye to the illegal sale of stolen Greek Cypriot properties, the Cyprus government moves swiftly to block any similar incidents involving Greek Cypriots in the usurpation and sale of abandoned Turkish Cypriot property in the government-controlled south.

He wrote that: ``While the properties of the Greek Cypriots are looted in the northern part of Cyprus, the Paphos District Court has taken an exemplary decision that should make us feel ashamed. It found six Greek Cypriots guilty of selling Turkish Cypriot property in the villages of Ayios Theodoros and Mansoura through forged documents. The Greek Cypriot prosecutor has asked the Court to jail the guilty Greek Cypriots for 14 years and the Court has reserved its decision for Sept 20 (next Wednesday).''

Levent quoted the prosecutor Savvas Matsas as telling the Pafos Court that ``the Republic of Cyprus respects the human rights of every citizen, both the Turkish and Greek Cypriots. We do not do what the breakaway (Turkish Cypriot) state does. We respect the rights of our citizens.''

Levent went on to say: ``Here is an outstanding example which shows who is the legal state and who is the illegal state in Cyprus. The Turkish side loots the properties of the Greek Cypriots. It gives title deeds for them to people from Turkey, Britain and Israel, as if these properties belonged to its fathers. As for the Greek Cypriot side it does not hesitate to punish Greek Cypriots for the sake of protecting the Turkish properties in the south of Cyprus. How glaring this difference is, isn't it? We are committing robbery and they are prosecuting the robbers.''

Levent went on to criticise the British judge in the celebrated Orams case for his failure to order the British couple there and then to return the stolen Greek Cypriot property they bought in the occupied north to its legitimate Greek Cypriot owner. ``The judge thought of the 6,000 Britons who bought a house in the occupied north, not the Greek Cypriot landlord who was unjustly treated,'' Levent added.

This plea by a prominent Turkish Cypriot journalist must be used as a further strong argument in the continuing battle by Cyprus before international courts against the theft and disposal of stolen Greek Cypriot properties in the occupied north and for justice to prevail throughout the island.

[Strahd]

As always Sener a true Cypriot! However he is a minority between Nationalist freaks and scum middleclass brittish thieves. The amount of money and political cost of allowing the ROC to judge and apply justice in the occuppied areas is so huge that if it ever happens (eg. Orams) it will mean the end of the so called TRNC.

[EUropean666]

He is a true cypriot

[Piratis]

Those are the words of a honest person. Sener is saying the obvious.

Condemning all crimes no matter by whom they are committed should have been something easy for all of us. Most Greek Cypriots condemn the coup, EOKA B, and any killings of innocent TCs during our history. Now with this court decision we also condemned those few that illegally sold TC property.

Why is it so hard for most TCs to do the same and condemn the things that are obviously criminal and illegal from their side?

As I said lots of time RESPECT is the first step for any solution. I hope the TCs will finally listen to what Sener has to say and finally drop the excuses for the illegal division of our country.

[reportfromcyprus]

He is the voice of conscience in this particular instance, and a brave person.

[cypezokyli]

sener levent is great only when he critisizes his side (rightfully many times)

we tend to ignore him whenever he expresses the slightest critisism on our side (rightfully most of the times)

in short he is a true cypriot so long he speaks in favor of us....

[theresa]

Africa is one of the most popular papers here in the Noth, and is often sold out by mid afternoon. He is not alone in these views by any means, but money is money and while the land is allowed to be sold, it will be sold to those who want a bargain. I think in the Orams case - the Greek Cyp Lawyers should have taken Turkey to court not the Orams, that man would have got his land back and compensation from the European Court I am sure.
Tess

[steveash]

Taken from an outsiders point of view (UK) looking to move to Cyprus next year, a salute this judgement, i would never even concider moving to the north of the island, mainly because what they represent, after all it was and still is an illegal invasion

[Viewpoint]

Those are the words of a honest person. Sener is saying the obvious.

Condemning all crimes no matter by whom they are committed should have been something easy for all of us. Most Greek Cypriots condemn the coup, EOKA B, and any killings of innocent TCs during our history. Now with this court decision we also condemned those few that illegally sold TC property.

Why is it so hard for most TCs to do the same and condemn the things that are obviously criminal and illegal from their side?

As I said lots of time RESPECT is the first step for any solution. I hope the TCs will finally listen to what Sener has to say and finally drop the excuses for the illegal division of our country.

and accept GC domination and being just another minority in of course a GC administered human rights and deomcracy state. No thanks.

[Pyrpolizer]

and accept GC domination and being just another minority in of course a GC administered human rights and deomcracy state. No thanks.

And whats that have to do with the illegal sale of stolen GC properties???




Oh, yes I forgot you had it inside and you couldn’t resist spout it out regardless of being irrelevant. Yeah, you are right, why should a minority of 18%, be a minority in an EU country like Cyprus? It needs its own state based on theft, laying on 90% stolen GC properties.