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TURKISH PUBLISHER'S GENOCIDE BOOK CONFISCATED AS EVIDENCE
Tert.am
04.11.11
Turkish publisher Ragip Zarakolu is currently kept at the Metris
high-security prison while his son Deniz Zarakolu, an editor of
the Belge Publishing House, is under arrest at the Edirne Prison,
Asbarez.com reported, citing Info-Turk.be.
In his first letter sent from prison through his lawyer Ozcan Kilic,
Ragip Zarakolu said: "My arrest and the accusation of membership to an
illegal organization are parts of a campaign that aims to intimidate
all intellectuals and democrats of Turkey and, particularly, to
deprive the Kurds of support."
Zarakolu said that during the raid to his house the police confiscated
only few books as "evidence of crime" and found nothing about his
so-called relations with any organization.
The confiscated books are: Vol 2 of Vatansiz Gazeteci (Stateless
Journalist) by Dogan Ozguden, chief editor of Info-Turk; Habiba by
Ender Ondes; Peace Process by Yuksel Genc; and manuscripts of three
books about the Armenian Genocide and Armenian History.
He added that at the police headquarters, his credit and debit cards
were confiscated.
Reminding that he is invited to speak at a conference next week in
Berlin and then at other conferences and events in the US, Zarakolu
said, "The government should provide them [the organizers] with an
explanation for my arrest."
Zarakolu concluded his letter with the following appeal:
"During my interrogation, they did not ask any question about the
organization to which I was accused of being a member. They questioned
me only about the books I wrote or edited for publication, and the
public meetings I attended or spoke at. I think that everybody should
jointly react against these arrests that have turned into a mass
lynching campaign. These illegal practices should be stopped."
Tert.am
04.11.11
Turkish publisher Ragip Zarakolu is currently kept at the Metris
high-security prison while his son Deniz Zarakolu, an editor of
the Belge Publishing House, is under arrest at the Edirne Prison,
Asbarez.com reported, citing Info-Turk.be.
In his first letter sent from prison through his lawyer Ozcan Kilic,
Ragip Zarakolu said: "My arrest and the accusation of membership to an
illegal organization are parts of a campaign that aims to intimidate
all intellectuals and democrats of Turkey and, particularly, to
deprive the Kurds of support."
Zarakolu said that during the raid to his house the police confiscated
only few books as "evidence of crime" and found nothing about his
so-called relations with any organization.
The confiscated books are: Vol 2 of Vatansiz Gazeteci (Stateless
Journalist) by Dogan Ozguden, chief editor of Info-Turk; Habiba by
Ender Ondes; Peace Process by Yuksel Genc; and manuscripts of three
books about the Armenian Genocide and Armenian History.
He added that at the police headquarters, his credit and debit cards
were confiscated.
Reminding that he is invited to speak at a conference next week in
Berlin and then at other conferences and events in the US, Zarakolu
said, "The government should provide them [the organizers] with an
explanation for my arrest."
Zarakolu concluded his letter with the following appeal:
"During my interrogation, they did not ask any question about the
organization to which I was accused of being a member. They questioned
me only about the books I wrote or edited for publication, and the
public meetings I attended or spoke at. I think that everybody should
jointly react against these arrests that have turned into a mass
lynching campaign. These illegal practices should be stopped."