Lawyers for Semdinli suspects: We cannot find witnesses
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Oluşturulma Tarihi: Aralık 02, 2005 10:44
The lawyers defending the two major sergeants arrested and held following the bookstore bombing incidents in Semdinli have complained that they are unable to find any witnesses in the case. "Citizens in the region are afraid of possible reaction to them if they were to come forward to testify on our behalf....there is pressure in the region to testify against the government though." Retired colonel Mehmet Gocmen and defense attorney Vedat Gulsen have decried the case as being "the government against the government," saying that the "arrest of these two men chalked up points for the terrorist organization."
Said Gulsen further: "The PKK is carrying out illegal guerilla tactics. As for the governmental security forces, their hands are tied by state laws. This struggle is uneven. The Armed Forces must be strengthened in a legal manner. We have a government run on the supremacy of justice. There are all sorts of legal precautions taken to mete out punishment to traitors to the nation, but the struggle is still unbalanced."
The two lawyers for imprisoned sergeants Ali Kaya and Ozcan Ildeniz said that the men were in good spirits in prison, and that they had full confidence that the truth in the case would be brought to light in a short time.
The two lawyers for imprisoned sergeants Ali Kaya and Ozcan Ildeniz said that the men were in good spirits in prison, and that they had full confidence that the truth in the case would be brought to light in a short time.