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TURKISH REVENGE BRIGADE THREATENS MINORITY RIGHTS DEFENDER BASKıN ORAN
Erol ONDEROÄ~^LU
BIA
http://www.bianet.org/englis h/kategori/english/107427/turkish-revenge-brigade- threatens-minority-rights-defender-baskin-oran
Jun e 5 2008
Turkey
Following the police protection he was given, Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran,
one of the leading figures in defense of the minority and cultural
rights, has now received a death threat from the Turkish Revenge
Brigade.
Despite the police protection and the trial these attacks receive,
the intellectuals continue receiving death threats after the murder
of Hrant Dink.
After his acquittal by the court for the case about the "Minority
Report and the Cultural Rights Work Group Report", Prof. Dr. Baskın
Oran, a former member of the Human Rights Advisory Board of the Prime
Ministry (BIHDK), has been threatened by the Turkish Revenge Brigade
(TÄ°T)with an e-mail sent on May 30.
There is swearing at Baskın Oran and Armenians in the message Baskın
Oran, who filed complaints regarding similar threats previously,
told Bianet that since the name of the organization in the e-mail
was seen in connection with other incidents, he was planning to file
a complaint through his lawyers today (June 4).
The message, which was sent from [email protected], claims that he
will be the new target. There is swearing at Oran and Armenians in
the message as well.
The name Turkish Revenge Brigade, which was responsible for the
assassination of Akın Birdal, who was the president of the Human
Rights Association (Ä°HD) in 1998, have appeared on threat messages
to Ä°stanbul "Free Radio", the artist Ferhat Tunc and the lawyer
Eren Keskin.
Since it was an "abstract claim", he was not protected; now a police
officer protects him Although Baskın Oran's pervious complaints
regarding the death threats were ignored as "abstract claims", he
was given police protection after the murder of Hrant Dink.
A person who sent Oran similar messages will be on trial today (June 5)
at the 4th Court of First Instance of Ankara. However, Oran thinks that
he will be acquitted of the charge, since the internet coffeehouse,
from where the message was sent, was not registered.
Prof. Dr. Ä°brahim Kaboglu, the publisher Necati Abay and the lawyer
Eren Keskin are among those who were tried for their thoughts.
It was announced by the Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Å~^ahin that
Zeki Ozhan, who had sent a threat message to Eren Keskin from his
prison cell, was "reprimanded". (EO/EZO/TB)
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Erol ONDEROÄ~^LU
BIA
http://www.bianet.org/englis h/kategori/english/107427/turkish-revenge-brigade- threatens-minority-rights-defender-baskin-oran
Jun e 5 2008
Turkey
Following the police protection he was given, Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran,
one of the leading figures in defense of the minority and cultural
rights, has now received a death threat from the Turkish Revenge
Brigade.
Despite the police protection and the trial these attacks receive,
the intellectuals continue receiving death threats after the murder
of Hrant Dink.
After his acquittal by the court for the case about the "Minority
Report and the Cultural Rights Work Group Report", Prof. Dr. Baskın
Oran, a former member of the Human Rights Advisory Board of the Prime
Ministry (BIHDK), has been threatened by the Turkish Revenge Brigade
(TÄ°T)with an e-mail sent on May 30.
There is swearing at Baskın Oran and Armenians in the message Baskın
Oran, who filed complaints regarding similar threats previously,
told Bianet that since the name of the organization in the e-mail
was seen in connection with other incidents, he was planning to file
a complaint through his lawyers today (June 4).
The message, which was sent from [email protected], claims that he
will be the new target. There is swearing at Oran and Armenians in
the message as well.
The name Turkish Revenge Brigade, which was responsible for the
assassination of Akın Birdal, who was the president of the Human
Rights Association (Ä°HD) in 1998, have appeared on threat messages
to Ä°stanbul "Free Radio", the artist Ferhat Tunc and the lawyer
Eren Keskin.
Since it was an "abstract claim", he was not protected; now a police
officer protects him Although Baskın Oran's pervious complaints
regarding the death threats were ignored as "abstract claims", he
was given police protection after the murder of Hrant Dink.
A person who sent Oran similar messages will be on trial today (June 5)
at the 4th Court of First Instance of Ankara. However, Oran thinks that
he will be acquitted of the charge, since the internet coffeehouse,
from where the message was sent, was not registered.
Prof. Dr. Ä°brahim Kaboglu, the publisher Necati Abay and the lawyer
Eren Keskin are among those who were tried for their thoughts.
It was announced by the Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Å~^ahin that
Zeki Ozhan, who had sent a threat message to Eren Keskin from his
prison cell, was "reprimanded". (EO/EZO/TB)
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