Subject: Flash!!!
From: Intern. Initiative Freiheit für A. Öcalan / Frieden in in Kurdistan (info@freedom-for-ocalan.com)
Date: Sat Jan 22 2000 - 04:22:09 CST
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22.01.2000
FLASH BULLETIN FROM INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVE
Contents:
1. "The 'QUIET' Order is Being Enforced", statement of the Turkish
Ministery of Justice.
2. "The name of the bloody history: Hizbullah", a prepared text by
NEVZAT AYDIN highlighting the history of the
Hizbullah in Turkey.
1. - Kurdish Observer - "The 'QUIET' Order is Being Enforced"
The Turkish Ministery of Justice, in the written text sent to the
Istanbul body of lawyers, for breaching the displinary order the PKK
President Abdullah Ocalan's lawyers, gang leader Alaatin Cakici's lawyer
Muhittin Yuzuak and IBDA-C's lawyer Hasan Olcer, the Ministry stated to
do what is necessary.The sent text to Republic Attorney General which
was signed by the Ministry of Justice Hikmet Sami Turk, the
General Director of Law Affairs Judge Bulent Goksoz, it was stated in
the text that it was reminded that the Legislation for Lawyers second
article was explained. The text stated "in the last days the lawyers of
Abdullah Ocalan where outside of legal support were acting like a media
spokesman, were found to be in an attempt to
politicise the PKK".
2. - Kurdish Obsever - "The name of the bloody history: Hizbullah"
First, the abduction of businessmen in Istanbul and then, the clash
occurred in Beykoz district of Istanbul brought Hizbullah organization,
which is known by the Kurds for years, to the agenda. The shootout in
Beykoz marked the first time Hizbullah and Turkish security forces have
traded fire. Surely, Hizbullah put its signature on hundreds, even
thousands of armed actions but never had any clash with the state forces
since the beginning of its foundation. Hizbullah carried several
question marks together due to both this aspect and its anti-PKK armed
campaigns, which they massacred the moderate Kurds, including
intellectuals, tradesmen, imam (prayer leaders), politicians and the
members of other religions from the every part of the society in
Kurdistan. Not taking any action against the Hizbullah
until the end of 1997, Turkish state started its 'arrest operations'
against the 'hit-men' of the organization specifically in Diyarbakir,
Sirnak and Batman after this date. The arrest operations continued with
acceleration in the last year. In
the operations organized by Diyarbakir Police Headquarters,
approximately 1000 people were taken into custody for being responsible
of killing 163 people, injuring 102 people, taking money by force, and
setting fire. Later, 400 of them
were arrested. It was claimed that the computer discs containing the
information about Hizbullah were obtained in the operations carried out
in June. The representatives of police and gendarme in OHAL and
surrounding provinces, which
are not officially under OHAL but its practices are also being
implemented, held a 'Hizbullah summit' on December 20 1999 while the
arrests were continued time to time.
It is being evaluated that state took a further step in its attitude,
which was changed towards Hizbullah since 1998, and turned it into
'liquidation operations' by killing the leader of the organization
Huseyin Velioglu in the operation in
Beykoz and capturing the leaders of the armed wing of the organization,
Edip Gumus and Cemal Tutar. Certainly, in the upcoming days the reality
will become clear. But, specifically the Kurds will remember Hizbullah
with its bloody murders, question marks and dark sides.
The name Hizbullah, which means the "party of God' or 'follower of God'
in Arabic, was heard first time in Lebanon at the end of the years of
1970. The organization, which was established by Shiaa rooted radical
Islamists in primarily Bekaa Valley and many other centers to carry out
an armed struggle based on Islamic doctrine, became very well known in
the whole world in a short time with their 'suicide and Katyusha rocket
attacks' in order to get back the holy Palestine lands under the
occupation of Israel. Later, several organizations, which also called
themselves as Hizbullah, were established in several Muslim countries,
but their ties with each other could not go beyond the speculations.
Several groups in Turkey also used the name, Hizbullah. And the name was
recorded in the official documents first time with the several
robberies, kidnappings and seizures occurred in Istanbul between 1983
and 1984. The activities of the organization in Istanbul continued in
the framework of "Yeryuzu" magazine, which is controlled by a former
follower of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Burhan Kavuncu.
According to the intelligence reports, the organization did not carry
out any further activity.
According to the official reports, Huseyin Velioglu, who is registered
to Hiro (Bagozu) village of Gercus district in Batman province founded
Hizbullah in Diyarbakir in 1987 and the organization carried out
hundreds of bloody murders
in Kurdistan. Velioglu, who was involved with several organizations
like, "Muslim Brothers' and "Idealist and Raider Youth" while he was a
student in the School of Political Science at Ankara University and who
was also active in "National Turkish Student Association" before 1980,
organized Hizbullah in the framework of "Science Bookstore', which he
opened in Diyarbakir. Sevket Boru, who is from Bingol province and
formerly was a seller of liver and lungs (of animals) and Haci Beyancik,
who was an independent mayor candidate in the election of 1984, were
carried out the
activities of the organization. Surely, the organization of Hizbullah,
which emerged at the same time when the PKK launched "Serhildan"
(popular uprising), a very important stage in the PKK's war, is not
simple as it is described in the
official reports.
Tomorrow: PKK strengthened Hizbullah emerged
(Prepared by: NEVZAT AYDIN)
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