Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 14:48:43 +0100 (MET) From: malecki-AT-algonet.se (Robert Malecki) Subject: M-G: Ang. Søren og Tyrkiet (3.12.96) I am forwarding this to a number of lists and friends. Spread it around! Bob Malecki >Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 10:08:00 CET >From: sdn11944-AT-sdn.dk >To: SOCINF-AT-INET.UNI-C.DK >Subject: Ang. S=F8ren og Tyrkiet (3.12.96) > > > Date: 12/03/96 > From: ELMABP ELMABP - FT > > Subject: Ang. S=F8ren og Tyrkiet (3.12.96) > > > >INTERNET=(SOCINF-AT-INET.UNI-C.DK) > >Danish socialist MP deported from Turkey > >Friday 29. November at 6.45am S|ren S|ndergaard, danish MP of >the Red-Green Alliance and member of the 4. International, were >detained in Ankara Airport while on his way to leave the >country after staying two days in the city. > >S|ren S|ndergaard had been in Ankara to follow the third court >meeting in the case against Kemal Koc, a danish citizen of >kurdish origin, who was arrested in the beginning of July, >tortured and charged of supporting the kurdish >liberationsstruggle. After 42 days in prison Kemal Koc was >expelled to Denmark on 16. August, but his trial is still >pending. > >After being barred from entering the plane S|ren S|ndergaard >was put in front of a judge, sentenced to pay a fine and >ordered to leave the country. He was put on a plane the same >evening at 18.05pm leaving directly from Ankara to Frankfurt in >Germany. > >The charge against S|ren S|ndergaard was his presence in Turkey >which had violated a - secret - entrance ban not to enter the >country which was issued by the turkish Ministry of Interior or >the Foreign Office. The ban was issued 16. August 1996 and was >based on the assumption that S|ren S|ndergaard was a threat to >the security of the Turkish State. > >At the same time the turkish embassador in Denmark explained >the entrance ban with S|ndergaards "support of PKK-terrorists, >which among other things should have consisted of hosting a >meeting in the danish parliament for members of the kurdish >parliament in exile Thursday 14. March 1996. > >According to the embassador there is a list of danes unwanted >in Turkey because of their support for the Kurds. > >Another reason for the entrance ban could be S|ndergaards >active support of Kemal Koc. S|ndergaard participated in the >first court meeting in this case in Ankara on 15. August - the >day before the entrance ban was issued. > >The S|ndergaard case made quiet a notice in Denmark. A few >hours after his detention a sharp protest was issued from the >Danish Minister of Foreing Affairs, Niels Helveg Pedersen, who >also called the turkish embassador to a meeting in the Ministry >where he demanded that the list of unwanted danes should be >made public. > >A number of political parties also protested the detentinon and >the expulsion of S|ndergaard. Socialist Peoples Party (SF) >demanded the case raised in the parliaments Foreign Affairs >Committee and the Socialist Group in the European Parliament >demanded that the parliament should freeze the 375 mio. ECU, >which Turkey should have from EU as part of the Custons Union >between Turkey and EU. > >- After the arrest of S|ren S|ndergaard and the expulsion of >him plus the information that Turkey has a list of unwanted >european politicians there is no doubt: Turkey should not have >a penny, said Kirsten Jensen, chairman of the danish >socialdemocratic members of the EU-Parliament. > > >After arriving back in Denmark Saturday 30. November S|ren >S|ndergaard told radio and TV that he encouraged the >continuation and strengtning of the fight for human rights in >Turkey. > >- Even though it makes you wonder the expulsion of my is only a >little thing. The real problem is all those people who are >still detained og who daily must live with human rights abuses, >random jailings and torture. It is them our solidarity should >concern, said S|ren S|ndergaard. > > > ---- Start of attachment ---- > >Document text follows: > >VMSmail To information: MRGATE::"SDN1::MRS::SN_L=X400-AT-SN_U=SDNINFO" > >---- End of attachment ---- > > To: SDNINFO - X400 > > --- from list marxism-general-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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