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TURKISH MUSLIM WHO MURDERED CATHOLIC BISHOP WHILE SHOUTING 'ALLAH AKBAR' GETS REDUCED SENTENCE
http://www.aina.org/news/20130127185048.htm
Posted GMT 1-28-2013 0:50:48
Let's quickly recap how disgusting the behavior of the Islamist Turkish
government has been in the case of the murder of Bishop Luigi Padovese.
Bishop Luigi Padovese was the Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia and
President of the Turkish Bishops' Conference. The Bishop's driver
and murderer, Murat Altun, had claimed to be Catholic, but prior
to a trip to Cyprus, the Turkish government warned the Bishop that
his driver was an Islamist and potentially dangerous. The Turkish
government was worried about the murder of the Pope resulting in a
major international incident.
The Bishop chose to stay home to protect the Pope from an assassination
attempt and instead Murat Altun beheaded Bishop Luigi Padovese while
shouting Allah Akbar.
The authorities claimed that Altun's motive was personal and not
political, but Altun claimed that Allah had inspired him to commit
his crime and recited Islamic verses during the trial. The Turkish
authorities tried to claim insanity on his behalf. When that failed,
they came up with an even nastier tactic.
A court reduced the sentence of a man who killed a Roman Catholic
bishop in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun in southern Turkey
in 2010 on the grounds that he was offered a homosexual affair by
the bishop.
Altun was standing trial at the Iskenderun 2nd High Criminal Court
and facing a life sentence. Concluding the case on Tuesday, the
court handed down a 15-year prison sentence to Altun instead of a
life sentence because Altun claimed that the bishop had asked him to
have an homosexual affair. Altun received a reduced sentence due to
unjustifiable provocation.
The prosecutor said although there is no evidence showing that the
bishop offered such a relationship, the suspect still has the right
to benefit from unjustifiable provocation.
The court had in fact handed down a reduced sentence of 18 years
to Altun but his sentence was reduced further to 15 years for good
conduct during the trial.
While Muslims wail about Islamophobia, this is the true bigotry. This
is what justice for Christians looks like in the Muslim world. This
is what life for Christians and non-Muslims is like in "modern" Turkey.
And as a small gesture, the next time you see a product that has
"Made in Turkey" on it, put it back on the shelf. The murder and
further degradation of Bishop Luigi Padovese after death was also
"Made in Turkey."
Frontpage Magazine
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.aina.org/news/20130127185048.htm
Posted GMT 1-28-2013 0:50:48
Let's quickly recap how disgusting the behavior of the Islamist Turkish
government has been in the case of the murder of Bishop Luigi Padovese.
Bishop Luigi Padovese was the Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia and
President of the Turkish Bishops' Conference. The Bishop's driver
and murderer, Murat Altun, had claimed to be Catholic, but prior
to a trip to Cyprus, the Turkish government warned the Bishop that
his driver was an Islamist and potentially dangerous. The Turkish
government was worried about the murder of the Pope resulting in a
major international incident.
The Bishop chose to stay home to protect the Pope from an assassination
attempt and instead Murat Altun beheaded Bishop Luigi Padovese while
shouting Allah Akbar.
The authorities claimed that Altun's motive was personal and not
political, but Altun claimed that Allah had inspired him to commit
his crime and recited Islamic verses during the trial. The Turkish
authorities tried to claim insanity on his behalf. When that failed,
they came up with an even nastier tactic.
A court reduced the sentence of a man who killed a Roman Catholic
bishop in the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun in southern Turkey
in 2010 on the grounds that he was offered a homosexual affair by
the bishop.
Altun was standing trial at the Iskenderun 2nd High Criminal Court
and facing a life sentence. Concluding the case on Tuesday, the
court handed down a 15-year prison sentence to Altun instead of a
life sentence because Altun claimed that the bishop had asked him to
have an homosexual affair. Altun received a reduced sentence due to
unjustifiable provocation.
The prosecutor said although there is no evidence showing that the
bishop offered such a relationship, the suspect still has the right
to benefit from unjustifiable provocation.
The court had in fact handed down a reduced sentence of 18 years
to Altun but his sentence was reduced further to 15 years for good
conduct during the trial.
While Muslims wail about Islamophobia, this is the true bigotry. This
is what justice for Christians looks like in the Muslim world. This
is what life for Christians and non-Muslims is like in "modern" Turkey.
And as a small gesture, the next time you see a product that has
"Made in Turkey" on it, put it back on the shelf. The murder and
further degradation of Bishop Luigi Padovese after death was also
"Made in Turkey."
Frontpage Magazine
From: Baghdasarian