European Court today: Turkey is guily of murder in Cyprus!

For Immediate Release: June 24, 2008

Contact: Nikolaos Taneris, New York, Tel. 1-917-699-9935

NEW YORK-- The Cyprus Action Network of America (CANA) applauds today's decision
in the European Court of Human Rights, in the two cases of Cypriot demonstrators
murdered by Turkey's military-occupation forces, CANA remains firm in its
commitment for full justice. The murderers today walk free in Turkish-occupied
Cyprus and Turkey, THEY MUST PAY FOR THEIR CRIMES! WE CANNOT FORGET! WE WILL NOT
FORGET! JUSTICE FOR ISSAK AND SOLOMOU! JUSTICE FOR CYPRUS!

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European Court today: Turkey is guilty!


Brussels, 24/06/08:- Turkey was today found guilty in the European Court of
Human Rights, in two cases of young Greek Cypriots who were murdered in 1996.

1. Anastasios Isaak was lynched by a mob of Turkish soldiers and Turkish Cypriot
"policemen" and other Turkish and Turkish Cypriot extremists belonging to a
nationalist group called "Grey Wolves". It happened in the buffer zone
separating the turkish army occupied northern part of Cyprus from the southern
part of the island.

2. Solomos Solomou was shot dead at short range, by Turkish soldiers when he
attempted to climb up a turkish flag pole in the buffer zone.

The Court unanimously ruled that Ankara is guilty of violating Article 2 (right
to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights in respect of the killing of
Anastasios Isaak and Solomos Solomou.

The Court also ruled that Turkey is guilty of violating Article 2 in respect of
the failure to conduct an effective investigation into the circumstances in
which Anastasios Isaak and Solomos Solomou were killed.

Under Article 41 (just satisfaction) of the Convention, the Court awarded 80,000
euro to Anastasios Isaak’s widow for pecuniary damage. In respect of
non-pecuniary damage, the Court awarded 35,000 euro each to Anastasios Isaak’s
widow, his parents, and to Solomos Solomou’s father, and also 15,000 euro to
each of Anastasios Isaak’s and Solomos Solomou’s siblings. The applicants in
both cases were also awarded 12,000 for costs and expenses.

The two applications were filed to the Court by the families of Tasos Isaak and
Solomou Solomou, both of whom were murdered by Turkish or Turkish Cypriots
during demonstrations in 1996.





2008-06-24
ISSN 1986-0307
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