ERDOGAN APPROVES COURT’S DECISION ON STIFLING THE MASSACRE OF THE OWN CITIZENS
ARMENPRESS
MARCH 13, 2012
ANKARA
ANKARA, MARCH 13, ARMENPRESS: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, who sheds crocodile tears for residents of Gaza, Palestine,
and for Syria’s opposition on every occasion, has approved the court’s
decision on quashing the case for stifling the massacre of alevies
of Svaz.
“It is a success for the nation and state,” Erdogan told journalists,
Armenpress reports citing CNNTurk TV Channel.
In July 2, 1993, Turkish nationalists fired Mediamax Hotel, Svaz, where
200 Turkey-based alevies (shia direction of Islam) held a meeting. 37
people were killed. Turkish writer Aziz Nesin was among the injured.
The information of the participants of the meeting related to the
case, as well as their calls for help, remained unanswered by Turkish
authorities. Those, who ordered and committed the planned crime,
have not been revealed.
Today – March 13, rally of complaint was held in Ankara on the occasion
of the court’s decision.The 11th Heavy Crime Court in Ankara quashed
the case bringing the limitation of the case as an excuse.
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