>From: Press Agency Ozgurluk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: "[Ozgurluk.Org]" THE UN GIVE WAY TO TURKISH MAFIA PRESSUR > > >We translated this because we did not see this message in any other paper. > >THE UN GIVE WAY TO TURKISH MAFIA PRESSURE > >AMSTERDAM – The United Nations, after political pressure, stopped >an investigation into the ties between Turkish terrorism and organised >crime. "The political sensitivities are to great that even the writing of a >confidential report would cause diplomatic problems”, according the >narcotics chief the UN, Pino Arlacchi. He writes this in a letter, of >October 16, to the Dutch UN-ambassador in Vienna. “Given the >circumstances, it is advisable not to write a report at all”, he continues. >Justice spokesmen in parliament want clarity from the ministers of >Foreign Affairs and Justice. > >An official of the Terrorism Department of the UN was in the >Netherlands, at the end of August, also for investigating the Turkish ties >with organised crime. In a letter of November 28, from the head of judicial >and police co-operation, the department of Foreign Affairs writes to the >Dutch experts involved: “Thanks for your co-operation”. But the >investigation was halted. CDA-spokesperson W. van de Camp (Christian- >Democrats) says it is unacceptable that a UN-office stops investigating >because of fear for diplomatic turbulence. “That’s giving in to organised >crime”. > >The D66-parliamentarian B. Dittrich (Social-Liberals) speaks of an ostrich- >policy and demands clarification from the minister of Foreign Affairs. >According to Dittrich, there have been clues earlier that high circles in >Turkey were involved in criminal practices and it cannot be that now >there is pressure from this circuit to stop such an investigation. The >Green-Left delegate F. Halsema wants Foreign Affairs to demand an >explanation from the UN and says that stopping the investigation >“cannot be accepted like that”. > >Also the PvdA-delegate E. Kalsbeek (Social-Democrats) assumes that >the minister will come with an explanation for the Chamber, although she >does not have the “illusion that he will do so in public”. >According the VVD-spokesperson J. Niederer (Conservative Liberals), >such an UN-investigation can only be stopped if Turkey shows that >“aspects of state security are involved”. > >During a lecture in Washington, in the autumn, the Dutch criminologist >F. Bovenkerk showed once again how close elements of the Turkish >state are linked with organised crime. Other investigators share this view, >as was shown in a recent paper, published by the Department of Justice. >The directorate of the UN-Drug Office, which last week criticised the >Dutch policy of tolerance, was not available for comments. Insiders point >to the fact that investigations into ties between the Turkish Mafia >organisations and the Grey Wolves meet with great resistance usually. >Investigations which stumble upon such ties are frequently stopped >because of “sensitivities”. > >The recent investigation of the prosecution and the police in Amsterdam, >involving a raid in a mosque, is therefore called courageous by them, and >very remarkable. The investigating judge last night ruled that eleven of >the original 23 detainees in this case will remain in custody. The >investigation is now also spreading to possible fraud with subsidies by >Turkish institutions and attempts by criminals to in infiltrate mosque >boards. > >Kurt van Es and Jos Verlaan > >Het Parool. December 8, 2000 > > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki - Finland +358-40-7177941, fax +358-9-7591081 e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.kominf.pp.fi _______________________________________________________ Kominform list for general information. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anti-Imperialism list for geopolitics. Subscribe/unsubscribe messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________
