File spoon-archives/marxism-general.archive/marxism-general_1996/96-12-05.074, message 26


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)


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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)
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>         Date: 12/03/96
>         From: ELMABP                                       ELMABP   - FT
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>      Subject: Ang. S=F8ren og Tyrkiet (3.12.96)
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>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.
>
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