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After James Le Mesurier, the founder of White Helmets operating in Syria and former MI6 officer, was found dead in front of his office in Beyoğlu, İstanbul on November 11, his wife Emma Hedvig Winber bore testimony at police station yesterday (November 13).
An international travel ban has been imposed on Winber until the investigation into the death of Le Mesurier is completed.
Arriving in the Police Department in Gayrettepe with a friend at around 1.30 p.m. yesterday, Winber stayed there for around three hours.
Bearing testimony to the police, Emma Hedvig Christina Winber was asked a series of questions about 7 electronic devices, including PCs, tablets and mobile phones that were found at their house and seized for examination.
Winber reportedly said that the electronic devices in question were used by herself and her late husband.
While the police consider the incident to be a suicide, international community and NGOs are of the opinion that Le Mesurier was "killed intentionally" and request that the incident be investigated. The hospital records of Le Mesurier have also been taken under inspection.
The cleaning worker who was in the building at the time of incident and was staying in a detached part of the building also testified.
About White HelmetsJames Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier is known as the founder of White Helmets, a volunteer organization that operating in parts of opposition-controlled Syria and in Turkey. Formed in 2014 during the Syrian Civil War, the majority of the volunteers' activity in Syria consists of medical evacuation, urban search and rescue in response to bombing, evacuation of civilians from danger areas, and essential service delivery. While Le Mesurier was awarded knighthood by the Queen of England and White Helmets have also received several awards, they are accused of disinformation and "terrorist activities" especially by Russia, Iran and Syria. |
(PT/SD)