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TURKISH PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE REFUSES TO LAUNCH INVESTIGATION AGAINST PERSON WHO THREATENED ISTANBUL-ARMENIAN FAMILY
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March 16, 2012 | 10:45
The prosecutor's office did not accept the petition submitted by the
Istanbul Armenian E.A., who was threatened by his Turkish neighbor,
an attorney by profession, following the February 26 anti-Armenian
protest in Istanbul.
E.A. had gone to the Police and informed that an unidentified
person had thrown a white hat cap into their yard on the evening of
February 27. "In the morning I saw that it was written 'Do not remain
silent against Armenian lies!' on the cap. There were caps with this
inscription at the demonstration held in Istanbul on February 26. I
checked my home security cameras and saw that the cap was thrown into
our yard by our district's resident E.Y., who is the attorney of those
people who earlier had threatened me on numerous occasions for being
Armenian," noted the Istanbul Armenian, claiming that this cap is a
clear threat against and a danger for his and his daughter's lives.
But the prosecutor's office did not accept the petition on the grounds
that the aforesaid white cap is not a sufficient evidence to launch
an investigation.
The Istanbul Armenian's legal representative said they will appeal this
decision. "Why is it that video camera recordings are always considered
evidence, but this time they were not evidence?", the attorney noted.
news.am
March 16, 2012 | 10:45
The prosecutor's office did not accept the petition submitted by the
Istanbul Armenian E.A., who was threatened by his Turkish neighbor,
an attorney by profession, following the February 26 anti-Armenian
protest in Istanbul.
E.A. had gone to the Police and informed that an unidentified
person had thrown a white hat cap into their yard on the evening of
February 27. "In the morning I saw that it was written 'Do not remain
silent against Armenian lies!' on the cap. There were caps with this
inscription at the demonstration held in Istanbul on February 26. I
checked my home security cameras and saw that the cap was thrown into
our yard by our district's resident E.Y., who is the attorney of those
people who earlier had threatened me on numerous occasions for being
Armenian," noted the Istanbul Armenian, claiming that this cap is a
clear threat against and a danger for his and his daughter's lives.
But the prosecutor's office did not accept the petition on the grounds
that the aforesaid white cap is not a sufficient evidence to launch
an investigation.
The Istanbul Armenian's legal representative said they will appeal this
decision. "Why is it that video camera recordings are always considered
evidence, but this time they were not evidence?", the attorney noted.