Sunday, July 20, 2008

Turkey Authorities "Supported" Murders Of Christians, Trial Observers Claim

Turkey Authorities "Supported" Murders Of Christians, Trial Observers Claim | Turkey | Europe
Netherlands-based Open Doors, a group investigating the plight of reportedly persecuted Christians, said it has learned that a key witness, Metin Dogan, has told a court that at least four influential politicians and officials were involved in killing German Tilman Ekkehart Geske and Turks Necati Aydin, and Ugur Yuksel.

The three Christian workers were found in April last year, tied up and their throats slit.

Dogan said he was approached by ultranationalist movement Ulku Ocaklari to carry out the murders with a knife. “If it’s done with a gun, it cannot be arranged with the police,” he was reportedly told. The movements chairman, Burhan Coskun, allegedly promised Dogan to provide two assistents who he was to kill after murdering the Christians.

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