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Turkish Police Issue Sketch of Suspected Assailant of Armenian Women in Istanbul
http://hetq.am/eng/news/22724/turkish-police-issue-sketch-of-suspected-assailant-of-armenian-women-in-istanbul.html
18:27, January 26, 2013
The Turkish press reports that the Turkish police have released a
sketch of the suspected assailant of 80 year-old Sultan Aykar, the
latest Armenian woman to be attacked in Istanbul's Samatya
neighbourhood this past Tuesday.
The sketch is based on camera footage showing a man smoking outside
the building where Aykar was attacked.
On Friday, the Istanbul branch of Turkey's Human Rights Association
(HRA) claimed that the recent attacks on Turkish Armenian women in
Samatya weren't merely incidents of violent robberies.
In its report on the attacks, the HRA said they could be part of an
`ethnic cleansing' campaign and called for the immediate apprehension
of the culprits.
The organization sent its report to the Turkish Ministry of the Interior.
Meanwhile, Agos newspaper Chief Editor Rober Koptas told Today's Zaman
that the ministry should establish a commission to conduct a
comprehensive investigation of the matter.
`None of the politicians and state officials has released any
statement on the issue yet, which also increases the concerns of the
Armenians living in Samatya. The interior minister, the Istanbul
governor or the Istanbul police chief should give detailed information
to the public regarding these incidents,' Koptas said.
Garo Paylan, an Armenian community activist told Today's Zaman that he
found it surprising that Turkish police have yet to track down the
attackers despite the numerous security cameras in the neighbourhood
and the increased police presence.
`We are deeply concerned that these incidents are an organized crime
targeting Armenians. This is why the police department should be more
attentive to these assaults. The fact that no concrete development has
taken place regarding the assaults gives us doubt about the sincerity
of the police,' Paylan noted.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/22724/turkish-police-issue-sketch-of-suspected-assailant-of-armenian-women-in-istanbul.html
18:27, January 26, 2013
The Turkish press reports that the Turkish police have released a
sketch of the suspected assailant of 80 year-old Sultan Aykar, the
latest Armenian woman to be attacked in Istanbul's Samatya
neighbourhood this past Tuesday.
The sketch is based on camera footage showing a man smoking outside
the building where Aykar was attacked.
On Friday, the Istanbul branch of Turkey's Human Rights Association
(HRA) claimed that the recent attacks on Turkish Armenian women in
Samatya weren't merely incidents of violent robberies.
In its report on the attacks, the HRA said they could be part of an
`ethnic cleansing' campaign and called for the immediate apprehension
of the culprits.
The organization sent its report to the Turkish Ministry of the Interior.
Meanwhile, Agos newspaper Chief Editor Rober Koptas told Today's Zaman
that the ministry should establish a commission to conduct a
comprehensive investigation of the matter.
`None of the politicians and state officials has released any
statement on the issue yet, which also increases the concerns of the
Armenians living in Samatya. The interior minister, the Istanbul
governor or the Istanbul police chief should give detailed information
to the public regarding these incidents,' Koptas said.
Garo Paylan, an Armenian community activist told Today's Zaman that he
found it surprising that Turkish police have yet to track down the
attackers despite the numerous security cameras in the neighbourhood
and the increased police presence.
`We are deeply concerned that these incidents are an organized crime
targeting Armenians. This is why the police department should be more
attentive to these assaults. The fact that no concrete development has
taken place regarding the assaults gives us doubt about the sincerity
of the police,' Paylan noted.