> > Drug dealer's prison death raises storm in Turkey > > ISTANBUL, Dec 29 (AFP) - The mysterious suicide of a drug trafficker > who had accused the police of links to organised crime sparked a storm > of questions in the Turkish press on Tuesday. > > An official inquiry into the death of Huseyin Uzun, found hanged on > Saturday in the toilets at the Organised Crime Bureau in Istanbul, > ruled on Monday that the jailed drugs trafficker had committed > suicide. > > Huseyin gave himself up to police last week and the press said he had > made a lengthy confession accusing high-ranking Istanbul police > officials of taking bribes from drugs barons. > > His accusations focused on the former chief of the anti-drugs squad > =46erruh Tankus, who was sacked from his post last week. > > Tankus, who was demoted to the rank of local police station chief, > accused his superiors of taking four million dollars in bribes from > mafia bosses in return for his dismissal after his crackdown on the > drugs trade. > > Uzun's lawyer disputed the suicide verdict, arguing that his 180- > centimetres (six foot) tall client could not have hanged himself in > the alleged space, which was only 150 centimetres (five feet) high. > > He said: "A suicide should look like a suicide." > > The Turkish press asked Tuesday whether Uzun had been silenced by the > men he had accused or by his police questioners. The press also mooted > the idea that he had been killed by the mafia. > > The popular daily Sabah said: "Scandals which can overthrow a > government in a civilised country are accepted in our country as > ordinary events." > > The government of outgoing premier Mesut Yilmaz collapsed last month > amid allegations of the premier's links with organised crime. > > > _____________________________________________________ > * The Activist * > http://users.westnet.gr/~cgian > =20 > This is not about the world that we inherited from our forefathers, > It is about the world we have borrowed from our children !! > _____________________________________________________ > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/
Activist Mailing List - http://users.westnet.gr/~cgian/ Drug dealer's prison death raises storm in Turkey ISTANBUL, Dec 29 (AFP) - The mysterious suicide of a drug trafficker who had accused the police of links to organised crime sparked a storm of questions in the Turkish press on Tuesday. An official inquiry into the death of Huseyin Uzun, found hanged on Saturday in the toilets at the Organised Crime Bureau in Istanbul, ruled on Monday that the jailed drugs trafficker had committed suicide. Huseyin gave himself up to police last week and the press said he had made a lengthy confession accusing high-ranking Istanbul police officials of taking bribes from drugs barons. His accusations focused on the former chief of the anti-drugs squad =46erruh Tankus, who was sacked from his post last week. Tankus, who was demoted to the rank of local police station chief, accused his superiors of taking four million dollars in bribes from mafia bosses in return for his dismissal after his crackdown on the drugs trade. Uzun's lawyer disputed the suicide verdict, arguing that his 180- centimetres (six foot) tall client could not have hanged himself in the alleged space, which was only 150 centimetres (five feet) high. He said: "A suicide should look like a suicide." The Turkish press asked Tuesday whether Uzun had been silenced by the men he had accused or by his police questioners. The press also mooted the idea that he had been killed by the mafia. The popular daily Sabah said: "Scandals which can overthrow a government in a civilised country are accepted in our country as ordinary events." The government of outgoing premier Mesut Yilmaz collapsed last month amid allegations of the premier's links with organised crime. _____________________________________________________ * The Activist * http://users.westnet.gr/~cgian =20 This is not about the world that we inherited from our forefathers, It is about the world we have borrowed from our children !! _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Start Your Own FREE Email List at http://www.listbot.com/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
