Demand of 10 years prison punishment to 56 mayor from DTP

Demand of 10 years prison punishment to 56 mayor from DTP

AMED (15.06.2006)- A trial was opened to the 56 mayors of DTP, as a claim of helping PKK, because of sending letter to Denmark Prime Minister Rasmussen, not to close Kurdish television ROJ TV.

In the indictment, which was prepared for 56 mayors from DTP, because of sending letter to Denmark Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, not to close Roj TV, it was claimed that, 'They help to PKK, with their own request and understanding', 10 years prison punishment was requested.

In the indictment, which was prepared by Diyarbakir Public Prosecutor, it was claimed that, Roj TV makes organizational propaganda, and it was said like this; 'Above the enterprises, which were started by Turkish Government, to close Roj TV, because of their relations with PKK, a letter, which was prepared by the mayors from DTP, was sent to the Prime Minister of Denmark on December, 2005'.

In the indictment it was defended like these, in spite of writing this letter to express legal and democratic requests, Roj TV makes its broadcasting in the direction of the opinions of PKK and they ignore the threatens of the upgraded authorities of PKK againts Turkey.

'ROJ TV HAVE NOT TO BE SILENCED'

On 21st December, 2005, 56 Mayors from DTP, sent a letter to the Prime Minister of Denmark, Rasmussen, not to close Kurdish television ROJ TV. The expressions like these were in the letter, which had got the signs of the mayors, ''The voice of ROJ TV have not to be silenced, for the real democracy in Turkey. This is the common and sincere request of our people, whom we represent in the level of local government. The abolition of this voice will mean the lost of basic freedom for democracy, human rigths and democratic civilization struggle''.

7 THOUSAND LETTERS WERE SENT

Meanwhile, against the enterprises of Turkish Government about closing Kurdish television ROJ TV in Denmark and international areas, by now, 7 thousand letters were sent to Denmark authorities. The campaign of sending letters still continues.

In the 7000 letters, which were sent from Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Russia, Armenia, Germany, Austria, Sweeden, Italy, France, South Africa, Canada, Kazakhistan, Azerbaijan, Jordan, and America, it was requsted from Denmark Government not to close ROJ TV.

It was attracted attention that, in the letters, which were sent by the mayors of DTP and 400 Arabic intellectuals, in which there was Noam Chomsky, ROJ TV is an independent Kurdish television.

The invite of not to submit the anti-democratic enterprises of Turkish Government was made to at first Denmark Government and also the associations of European Union, and the members of EU.

The authorities from ROJ TV defined that, the campaign still continues.

15.06.2006
Source: Kurdishinfo