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TURKEY UNREST: YOUNG PROTESTER LOSES EYE FROM RUBBER BULLET, MOTHER WANTS JUSTICE
http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2013/06/19/turkey-unrest/
13:16 19/06/2013 " SOCIETY
One young man, who was shot with a rubber bullet during the police
intervention in the demonstrations in Taksim Gezi Park last week, lost
his sight in one eye but counts himself lucky for being alive. His
family, however, are demanding justice and want those responsible to
be brought to justice immediately, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
"I am thankful that I am alive. But I was unlucky that I lost my eye,"
Mahir Gur, 22-year-old university student, said in an interview with
Hurriyet Daily News yesterday.
On June 11, he was shot by a rubber bullet in his left eye and broke
his left cheekbone. Three protesters and one policeman have died
during the countrywide protests so far.
"I went to Gezi to find my friends. It was the first time I went there
[since the demonstrations started.] Around five minutes after I went
there, the police intervention started and the police shot me with
the rubber bullet," said Gur, adding that it was the first time he
had been to Taksim since the protests started. He said his friends
took him to hospital while he was passing in and out of consciousness.
His mother, who wanted to remain anonymous, demanded an apology from
the government officials and asked them to bring those responsible
to justice.
"He could apologize to people, who are suffering so much pain by now,"
said Gur's mother, adding that her son had never been part of any
illegal action or organization.
"I want those who did this to my son to be found. I want them to
bring my son's eye back.
Can they do this? My son's head was targeted by a rubber bullet. Who
would do to this to a human?" asked his mother. Working as a cook
in a suburban area of Istanbul, Gur's mother comes home once every
three hours to treat her son's eyes. She said it is hard to cover
the hospital costs, but added that they will find a way somehow.
The family started a legal action against those responsible and
expects the government to bring those responsible to justice.
Source: Panorama.am
http://www.panorama.am/en/society/2013/06/19/turkey-unrest/
13:16 19/06/2013 " SOCIETY
One young man, who was shot with a rubber bullet during the police
intervention in the demonstrations in Taksim Gezi Park last week, lost
his sight in one eye but counts himself lucky for being alive. His
family, however, are demanding justice and want those responsible to
be brought to justice immediately, Hurriyet Daily News reported.
"I am thankful that I am alive. But I was unlucky that I lost my eye,"
Mahir Gur, 22-year-old university student, said in an interview with
Hurriyet Daily News yesterday.
On June 11, he was shot by a rubber bullet in his left eye and broke
his left cheekbone. Three protesters and one policeman have died
during the countrywide protests so far.
"I went to Gezi to find my friends. It was the first time I went there
[since the demonstrations started.] Around five minutes after I went
there, the police intervention started and the police shot me with
the rubber bullet," said Gur, adding that it was the first time he
had been to Taksim since the protests started. He said his friends
took him to hospital while he was passing in and out of consciousness.
His mother, who wanted to remain anonymous, demanded an apology from
the government officials and asked them to bring those responsible
to justice.
"He could apologize to people, who are suffering so much pain by now,"
said Gur's mother, adding that her son had never been part of any
illegal action or organization.
"I want those who did this to my son to be found. I want them to
bring my son's eye back.
Can they do this? My son's head was targeted by a rubber bullet. Who
would do to this to a human?" asked his mother. Working as a cook
in a suburban area of Istanbul, Gur's mother comes home once every
three hours to treat her son's eyes. She said it is hard to cover
the hospital costs, but added that they will find a way somehow.
The family started a legal action against those responsible and
expects the government to bring those responsible to justice.
Source: Panorama.am