Democratic Mass Organizations: The Coup Makers Must Be Tried

Various organizations and political parties made a press release regarding the escalation of violence in Turkey. Among them were the Democratic Turkey Party (DTP), the Independent Revolutionary Class Platform (BDSP), People’s Culture Centers (HKM), the Freedom and Solidarity Party (ÖDP), the Labor Party (EMEP), Workers Movement Party (EHP), the Socialist Solidarity Platform (SODAP), the Socialist Democracy Party (SDP), the Socialist Party Initiative (SPG), Focus People Front and the Socialist Freedom Platform (TÖP).

The common demand of the press release, which was titled “Our Laborer and Oppressed Peoples Will Call To Account The Counter-Guerilla Rule”, is to take to the court the coup makers of the September 12.

Tuncay Yılmaz, a member of TÖP, read the press release.

Pointing out to the sixth wave of the recent arrests, Yılmaz emphasized how every time the intention was to eliminate all the gangs, but at the end some were always left behind, which multiplied later.

Çiller, Ağar and Büyükanıt should be tried as well

Reminding Susurluk accident, Çorum and Sivas massacres, and the September 12 military coup, Yılmaz said that they were trying to close these cases by arresting a few generals and not very important figures.

He also claimed that the Justice and Development Party (AKP) was interested in having its own counter-guerilla, adding that the latest incidents in Güngören and Kerkük were internal bloody score-setting between different counter-guerilla groups.

He concluded by saying that “Trying only Ergenekon is not enough, individuals like Tansu Çiller, Mehmet Ağar and Yaşar Büyükanıt should be tried, too.”

These organizations will gather in front of Galatasaray High School in Istanbul tomorrow (August 3) at 14:00. (BÇ/EZÖ)