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PRESS TV, Iran
May 19 2007
Turkey charges teen with terrorist link
Sat, 19 May 2007 22:18:58
A Turkish court has charged a 19-year-old man with forming a
terrorist group in connection with a Christian publishing house
murder.
According to the Turkish press, Emre Gunaydin was also charged on
Saturday with illegally detaining the three victims -- a German and
two Turks -- at the publishing house last month, where they were
tortured for three hours before having their throats cut.
Gunaydin, the alleged leader of the group accused of being
responsible for the attack, had been hospitalized after jumping out
of a building window to flee the police.
He was unable to appear in court before Saturday while the justice
system has ordered him to remain in custody.
Four other suspects were also caught at the publishing house and have
been jailed on the same charges.
Seven suspected accomplices have been released pending trial.
The killings appeared to be the latest in a recent series of attacks
on minorities in Turkey, including the murders of a Roman Catholic
priest last year and a prominent ethnic Armenian journalist in
January.
May 19 2007
Turkey charges teen with terrorist link
Sat, 19 May 2007 22:18:58
A Turkish court has charged a 19-year-old man with forming a
terrorist group in connection with a Christian publishing house
murder.
According to the Turkish press, Emre Gunaydin was also charged on
Saturday with illegally detaining the three victims -- a German and
two Turks -- at the publishing house last month, where they were
tortured for three hours before having their throats cut.
Gunaydin, the alleged leader of the group accused of being
responsible for the attack, had been hospitalized after jumping out
of a building window to flee the police.
He was unable to appear in court before Saturday while the justice
system has ordered him to remain in custody.
Four other suspects were also caught at the publishing house and have
been jailed on the same charges.
Seven suspected accomplices have been released pending trial.
The killings appeared to be the latest in a recent series of attacks
on minorities in Turkey, including the murders of a Roman Catholic
priest last year and a prominent ethnic Armenian journalist in
January.