Bulletin de liaison et d'information - Institut kurde de Paris
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Revue <strong>de</strong> Presse-Press Review-Berhevoka Çapt-Rivista Stampa-Dentro <strong>de</strong> la Prensa-Basm Öz<strong>et</strong>i<br />
Turkish Daily News p1URSDA Y, MARCH 20, 1997<br />
[ETIER TO THE EDITOR<br />
able eVI<strong>de</strong>nce that children and juveniles<br />
have been tortured in police stations. My<br />
,indignation has led me to write a l<strong>et</strong>ter to<br />
the Officer in Charge at Çmarh Police<br />
Torture 0 f<br />
~o~~~n. The textofmy l<strong>et</strong>teris as foljuveniles<br />
, Despite the fact that the Turkish<br />
Government ratified the United ,<br />
Na~0l!s Convention on the Rights of the<br />
Child 10 May 1995, and that torture is<br />
forbid<strong>de</strong>n in Turkish law, there is reli-<br />
''DearSir, '"<br />
.' I have been informed that Thrahim<br />
Okkah was arrested on Nov; 27, 1995<br />
arid taken to Ç10arh Police Station: At<br />
the time he was 12 years old and suspected<br />
of stealing. When his father<br />
f<strong>et</strong>ched him in the evei1ÏIig he was cov-<br />
,ered in bruises and bis arm was seriously<br />
injured. He was adinitted to hospital<br />
where he Was put into intensive care for<br />
three days. I hereby ask that a full<br />
enquiry be ma<strong>de</strong> to ascertain who tortured<br />
this juvenile and that the guilty<br />
police personnel be charged." ,<br />
I do not believe the public in Turkey<br />
is unaware of what happens to both children<br />
and juveniles, as well ~ adults, in<br />
police stations. It would be interesting to<br />
know wh<strong>et</strong>her the general opinion of the<br />
people is in favour of legal proceedings<br />
against police personnel in cases such as<br />
the one mentioned in the above l<strong>et</strong>ter<br />
UUaRex<br />
Denmark<br />
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, FRIDAY,MARCIi 21, 1997<br />
Piotto' KilI'Pâlme 8nd.IG ll g.. ''<br />
Recounted bY,Swedish<br />
'-STOCKHOL~èute;'SThe :unsolved ter P<strong>et</strong>terSS?ll ~ wnö ,was convicted of '<br />
1986mùr<strong>de</strong>r of Prime Minister'Olof Mr. ~alme smur<strong>de</strong>r m 1988 but later. '<br />
Pàlme', r<strong>et</strong>urned to the spotlighr 'acquItted .- a, former bank robber and<br />
Thursday after a hiwyer disclosed that a an explosIVes expert, no~ <strong>de</strong>ad, .<br />
forrnerclienthad told him abouta con~ But Mr. S.vensson saId, the ~m:J~ary<br />
spiracyto kill Mr. Palme and Swe<strong>de</strong>n's targ<strong>et</strong> for the group was Swe<strong>de</strong>n s king,<br />
kin.L " "Carl XVI Gustaf, not Mr, Palme.<br />
" /he lawyer, Pelle Svensson"said his' He said it ~as only by ch~ce that Mr.:<br />
client; Lars Tfugstrom,' known as the Palm~ was~dled first, shot 10 a Stock-!<br />
Bomb Man after being convictedfwice ~olqI s9"~.t m Fel:>I}lary19~6 a~ter leav-, ,<br />
on ~xplosives charges, disclosedonhis I!1g!i,movie ~eater:wlth 1?-ls~lfe." "<br />
<strong>de</strong>athbedin 1993that hewaspart'öfa '. Mr. Svens,son Said Mr, TI~gstrOln s<br />
gang of: fo~r people involved in, the hatred of soci<strong>et</strong>y ~as the motive for t!te.<br />
mur<strong>de</strong>r. '- '",', mlu!<strong>de</strong>r d<br />
.h Mr h<br />
'" beTmgstr~m'l he ~aIdd'<br />
The làwyer said Mr. Tingstrom had calme e. a~ en ~rong y convlcte<br />
'ld'h' I. ,e.'.., f' , 't' ,whenhe was sent topnson forfiveyears ehr'l'ster' Pe'tterss. on' who was tir'eed<br />
,to .' 1m 10 a conl~sslon, part 0 tl wn ~,m '1979 for sending a l<strong>et</strong>ter bomb to a ' .<br />
ten ;and p~of It pral; ~at. he, had form,er business partner. '<br />
pl~ed the mur<strong>de</strong>r fro~ hiS pnson, c~H . Whilè theéourt was <strong>de</strong>aling with the life. Mr. Svensson said Mr. Tingstrom<br />
to,~e re:ven~e o~ a socle~ he hated. 'case, Mr. Tingstrom reportedly said, the knew his three alleged accomplices<br />
, It was L~~ Tmgstromwho or~ered 'prosecutor' started'a' rélationship with. _~~~hp~~j:i~~~~t~:d new' evi<strong>de</strong>nce<br />
,th~ rnut<strong>de</strong>r." Mr. Svensson told .~e Mr, Tirigstrom's fiancee and persua<strong>de</strong>d: would be nee<strong>de</strong>d, such as the mur<strong>de</strong>r.<br />
daily nevvspaper Dagens Nyh<strong>et</strong>~r. In 'herto be'a witness against him. ' •weapon itself, if new charges were to be,<br />
total, ~ere we!e ,f~ur peopl~, of whom ,In 1982, the prosecutor's house was'<br />
two. soli are allve.- ' , ' ,', ' , " . . brought against Mr. P<strong>et</strong>tersson.<br />
Mr.;Svenssoritbld SwedishmediiilHè~ blown up ~y a bOl:nb,kill~ng0!le pers~n, Mr. Svensson has said he knows<br />
, " ' ""td 'fMr T' tr' C....-~ ,and,Mr. Tmgstrom was Impnsoned lor w.here to find,,the g,un.,<br />
gang_c;onslseo.' mgs om, IlUS": _' " _<br />
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