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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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