>From: "dhkc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >THE NEW VOICE OF TURKEY'S FASCISM IN BELGIUM: HUGO COVELIERS > >Hugo Coveliers > >Recently he went to Turkey in the company of a parliamentary delegation. He >was warmly received by Turkey's murderers and torturers. He was in fact the >guest of honour at a sumptuous reception given by the well-known Sabanci. > >And since then Coveliers has become a bitter enemy of Fehriye Erdal. > >In the meantime, Fehriye had gone on hunger strike. He freedom depended on her >only weapon: her body. In fact, she was in great danger. At the height of this >hunger strike, Coveliers said, "If she wants to commit suicide by blackmailing >Belgium, that's her problem." In this Belgium of the year 2000, the remarks of >this fine individual betray something of a backward mentality, not to say >mediaeval. > >In fact, just who is Mr. Coveliers? His started running his political marathon >in the ranks of the liberal party VU. At that time, he supported the struggle >by Basque and Irish independence supporters against being extradited! Then he >carried on his career in the VLD, leaving behind such youthful follies. Today, >according to him, it is necessary to hand Fehriye over to the torture centres >or deliver her up to the scaffold because "we are being put in an embarrassing >position with regard to Turkey". Hugo Coveliers is thus prosecutor, judge and >executioner, all at the same time. > >He knows nothing of Sabanci's record. But he is working furiously to have >Fehriye sent back to Turkey to be judged. He justifies this by saying that if >she is innocent she can prove it in court. Which happens to be impossible >because there is no justice in Turkey. There is no impartial system of justice >and even the judiciary in Turkey have acknowledged this. Moreover, the >European Court of Human Rights has condemned Turkey on numerous occasions. > >Coveliers proposes having her judged in Belgium according to the charges on >her file in Turkey if she cannot be extradited there. In Turkey, Fehriye is >accused under Article 146 of the Turkish Penal Code. In other words, she is >accused of subverting the Constitution. The punishment is death. Does such an >article exist under Belgian law? Are those opposed to Belgium also to be >subjected to the death penalty? Opposing the constitution is a political crime >and there is no equivalent charge under Belgian law. But note that Coveliers >is also playing the role of judge, convinced that Fehriye took part in the >killing of three people in Turkey. Coveliers is fantasising, not only because >she did not play the slightest role in the attack and there is not the least >proof of her alleged participation. Coveliers decides that it is a matter for >"extra-judicial execution" and in the following scenario he will play the role >of executioner. Despite being a lawyer he is negating the principle that >somebody is innocent until guilt is proved. Coveliers even goes so far as to >react in an unrestrained way to the Belgian Justice Ministry decision that >"Fehriye cannot be judged in Turkey"; he said, "It's not the Justice Ministry >but the judge who should decide." The journalist who was interviewing him >said, "And if the judge should reach a similar decision?" Then Coveliers, >gripped by enthusiasm, said: "Then it will be necessary to change the laws and >institute the required judicial reforms." Then he really let the cat out of >the bag: "A communist girl assassinates three industrialists for being >capitalists and we're not supposed to do anything about it." This remark gave >away the rabid anti-communism that motivates him, a sentiment which outdoes >that of his fascist counterparts and the reactionaries from the Cold War >period. > >WE WILL REPEAT OUR QUESTION, MONSIEUR COVELIERS: "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH >FEHRIYE?" > >M. Coveliers, politics are motivated by thoughts. The faculty of reflection >and systematising thought is a characteristic of human beings which >distinguishes them from other living things. To put it more strongly, the >capacity to engage in politics is a human characteristic. However, politics >are determined by virtuous principles, opinions, or sometimes, as in your own >case, by your personal interests. So what has changed about the world is that >you have changed your beliefs. Have you not changed your opinions because your >personal interests have triumphed over your principles? > >And then, according to you, present-day Turkey has evolved to the point where >human rights are more respected than they were in Spain or England three or >five years ago, to the point where torture is outdated, massacres are >forgotten, fascism has been abolished and we are about to be provided with a >shining example of a democratic system. What has changed, M. Coveliers? > >Permit us to tell you this. In Turkey, nothing has changed. Prisoners are >still beaten to death with truncheons and clubs. The slaughter at Ulucanlar >(Ankara) which took place less than a year ago and cost the lives of 10 >revolutionaries, remains engraved on our memories. Less than two months ago a >prisoner in Burdur lost an arm under appalling circumstances. Tell us, >Coveliers, that you never heard about anything like that, that you don't know >that in our country over the past 30 years, tens of thousands of people have >been murdered by the authorities. What world do you live in, M. Coveliers? >Have you never heard of torture, deaths resulting from torture, rape as a >torture method, disappearances in police custody, extra-judicial executions >carried out in the middle of the street, the bombing and depopulation of >villages, the compelled exodus of millions of people? Or are you one of those >who deny that the Holocaust happened? > >In 1996 revolutionary prisoners in the jails of Turkey were on the Death Fast. >The then Justice Minister Sevket Kazan declared confidently, "Nothing will >happen to them, they are eating secretly." Scarcely a week after he said this, >12 prisoners were martyred as a result of the Death Fast. > >Do you know what happened to this Kazan? In the mind and heart of the peoples >of Turkey, he has become an enemy of humanity, a vulgar calumniator. His >political career has ended and he is now damned for ever. OK, let's say it was >a fascist minister who said such things. but you, what's you problem, what >have you got against us? We are fighting fascism and we consider this to be >legitimate. If you are worried about keeping your word to Sabanci, you should >first know who this Sabanci is that you defend so passionately. You know that >the fascist party MHP which is guilty of killing thousands of people has seats >in the coalition government. Sabanci is one of those who supports this party >financially and so he is one of those who has direct responsibility for the >torture and massacres in our land. > >Together with Fernand Schmitz, who pretends to be a lawyer and who defends >Sabanci, you two make a real pair. A long time ago, Monsieur Schmitz organised >press conferences where he debated the need to defend RAF (Red Army Faction) >prisoners. Now he is a renegade. Manifestly what you have in common is not >changing in line with the dictates of your conscience but according to the >dictates of keeping your wallets well-stuffed. Sabanci is a businessman, he >knows what he wants and when to get it. For him you are merely merchandise to >take advantage of. Such a fall as yours is truly awful to behold. The only >thing to be pleased about is that you are a good example of what road not to >follow, and that is the only aspect of your existence which has any meaning. > >THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU, MONSIEUR COVELIERS. > >Do you know that in Turkey, the fascists, the torturers, the murderers, the >parasitical exploiters, the collaborators, the traitors to the homeland and >the journalists who are foaming at the mouth love you very much? How pleased >they are, the scrapings of the fascist regime, that in Europe "there are >people who think like them". Live long and prosper, Coveliers! Fascist Turkey >has been trying for years to explain itself away, but in vain. The authorities >in our country have not managed to legitimise their fascist massacres, but you >have found a way. But just remember this for your own benefit: people do not >watch anti-communist films mainly dating from the Cold War with the same >attention, you know. > >Moreover, the DGMs (State Security Courts), which are particularly preoccupied >with Fehriye's file, are military institutions not recognised by Europe. You >who violate human rights so crudely: even the European Union wants Turkey to >dissolve these tribunals as a sign of its will to democratise itself. So what >period are you living in, Coveliers? > >You have forgotten one thing. One thing which appears small but whose value is >great. People of your type are not rare but that has not stopped them being >condemned at every period of history. People like you have been condemned by >the consciousness of the peoples. > >Senility is an illness, Monsieur Coveliers. There is nothing shameful in >looking after oneself. But defending the antithesis of democracy, gluing >oneself to everything that is anti-democratic, standing up for illegality and >the policies of banditry, the propaganda of fascism, torture and massacres is >legally a crime. > >There is only one thing to be ashamed of. You're quite a fellow. What interest >do you have in being so aggressive, at your age? Do you not realise that you >are making a fool of yourself? > >SHAME IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF HUMAN BEINGS, MONSIEUR COVELIERS. > >THE STRUGGLE AGAINST FASCISM IS LEGITIMATE AND NOBODY CAN CAST A SHADOW OVER >IT WITH DEMAGOGY > >DEVRIMCI HALK KURTULUS CEPHESI, Belgium > > > > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ><HTML><HEAD> ><META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> ><META content="MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=GENERATOR> ><STYLE></STYLE> ></HEAD> ><BODY bgColor=#ffffff> ><DIV><FONT size=2> ><P>THE NEW VOICE OF TURKEY’S FASCISM IN BELGIUM: HUGO COVELIERS</P> ><P>Hugo Coveliers</P> ><P>Recently he went to Turkey in the company of a parliamentary delegation. He >was warmly received by Turkey’s murderers and torturers. He was in fact >the >guest of honour at a sumptuous reception given by the well-known Sabanci.</P> ><P>And since then Coveliers has become a bitter enemy of Fehriye Erdal. </P> ><P>In the meantime, Fehriye had gone on hunger strike. He freedom depended on >her only weapon: her body. In fact, she was in great danger. At the height of >this hunger strike, Coveliers said, “If she wants to commit suicide by >blackmailing Belgium, that’s her problem.” In this Belgium of the >year 2000, the >remarks of this fine individual betray something of a backward mentality, not >to >say mediaeval. </P> ><P>In fact, just who is Mr. Coveliers? His started running his political >marathon in the ranks of the liberal party VU. At that time, he supported the >struggle by Basque and Irish independence supporters against being extradited! >Then he carried on his career in the VLD, leaving behind such youthful >follies. >Today, according to him, it is necessary to hand Fehriye over to the torture >centres or deliver her up to the scaffold because “we are being put in >an >embarrassing position with regard to Turkey”. Hugo Coveliers is thus >prosecutor, >judge and executioner, all at the same time.</P> ><P>He knows nothing of Sabanci’s record. But he is working furiously to >have >Fehriye sent back to Turkey to be judged. He justifies this by saying that if >she is innocent she can prove it in court. Which happens to be impossible >because there is no justice in Turkey. There is no impartial system of justice >and even the judiciary in Turkey have acknowledged this. Moreover, the >European >Court of Human Rights has condemned Turkey on numerous occasions. </P> ><P>Coveliers proposes having her judged in Belgium according to the charges on >her file in Turkey if she cannot be extradited there. In Turkey, Fehriye is >accused under Article 146 of the Turkish Penal Code. In other words, she is >accused of subverting the Constitution. The punishment is death. Does such an >article exist under Belgian law? Are those opposed to Belgium also to be >subjected to the death penalty? Opposing the constitution is a political crime >and there is no equivalent charge under Belgian law. But note that Coveliers >is >also playing the role of judge, convinced that Fehriye took part in the >killing >of three people in Turkey. Coveliers is fantasising, not only because she did >not play the slightest role in the attack and there is not the least proof of >her alleged participation. Coveliers decides that it is a matter for >“extra-judicial execution” and in the following scenario he will >play the role >of executioner. Despite being a lawyer he is negating the principle that >somebody is innocent until guilt is proved. Coveliers even goes so far as to >react in an unrestrained way to the Belgian Justice Ministry decision that >“Fehriye cannot be judged in Turkey”; he said, “It’s >not the Justice Ministry >but the judge who should decide.” The journalist who was interviewing >him said, >“And if the judge should reach a similar decision?” Then >Coveliers, gripped by >enthusiasm, said: “Then it will be necessary to change the laws and >institute >the required judicial reforms.” Then he really let the cat out of the >bag: “A >communist girl assassinates three industrialists for being capitalists and >we’re >not supposed to do anything about it.” This remark gave away the rabid >anti-communism that motivates him, a sentiment which outdoes that of his >fascist >counterparts and the reactionaries from the Cold War period.</P> ><P>WE WILL REPEAT OUR QUESTION, MONSIEUR COVELIERS: “WHAT IS YOUR >PROBLEM WITH >FEHRIYE?”</P> ><P>M. Coveliers, politics are motivated by thoughts. The faculty of reflection >and systematising thought is a characteristic of human beings which >distinguishes them from other living things. To put it more strongly, the >capacity to engage in politics is a human characteristic. However, politics >are >determined by virtuous principles, opinions, or sometimes, as in your own >case, >by your personal interests. So what has changed about the world is that you >have >changed your beliefs. Have you not changed your opinions because your personal >interests have triumphed over your principles? </P> ><P>And then, according to you, present-day Turkey has evolved to the point >where >human rights are more respected than they were in Spain or England three or >five >years ago, to the point where torture is outdated, massacres are forgotten, >fascism has been abolished and we are about to be provided with a shining >example of a democratic system. What has changed, M. Coveliers? </P> ><P>Permit us to tell you this. In Turkey, nothing has changed. Prisoners are >still beaten to death with truncheons and clubs. The slaughter at Ulucanlar >(Ankara) which took place less than a year ago and cost the lives of 10 >revolutionaries, remains engraved on our memories. Less than two months ago a >prisoner in Burdur lost an arm under appalling circumstances. Tell us, >Coveliers, that you never heard about anything like that, that you don’t >know >that in our country over the past 30 years, tens of thousands of people have >been murdered by the authorities. What world do you live in, M. Coveliers? >Have >you never heard of torture, deaths resulting from torture, rape as a torture >method, disappearances in police custody, extra-judicial executions carried >out >in the middle of the street, the bombing and depopulation of villages, the >compelled exodus of millions of people? Or are you one of those who deny that >the Holocaust happened?</P> ><P>In 1996 revolutionary prisoners in the jails of Turkey were on the Death >Fast. The then Justice Minister Sevket Kazan declared confidently, >“Nothing will >happen to them, they are eating secretly.” Scarcely a week after he said >this, >12 prisoners were martyred as a result of the Death Fast. </P> ><P>Do you know what happened to this Kazan? In the mind and heart of the >peoples >of Turkey, he has become an enemy of humanity, a vulgar calumniator. His >political career has ended and he is now damned for ever. OK, let’s say >it was a >fascist minister who said such things. but you, what’s you problem, what >have >you got against us? We are fighting fascism and we consider this to be >legitimate. If you are worried about keeping your word to Sabanci, you should >first know who this Sabanci is that you defend so passionately. You know that >the fascist party MHP which is guilty of killing thousands of people has seats >in the coalition government. Sabanci is one of those who supports this party >financially and so he is one of those who has direct responsibility for the >torture and massacres in our land. </P> ><P>Together with Fernand Schmitz, who pretends to be a lawyer and who defends >Sabanci, you two make a real pair. A long time ago, Monsieur Schmitz organised >press conferences where he debated the need to defend RAF (Red Army Faction) >prisoners. Now he is a renegade. Manifestly what you have in common is not >changing in line with the dictates of your conscience but according to the >dictates of keeping your wallets well-stuffed. Sabanci is a businessman, he >knows what he wants and when to get it. For him you are merely merchandise to >take advantage of. Such a fall as yours is truly awful to behold. The only >thing >to be pleased about is that you are a good example of what road not to follow, >and that is the only aspect of your existence which has any meaning. </P> ><P>THERE ARE ALSO PEOPLE WHO LOVE YOU, MONSIEUR COVELIERS.</P> ><P>Do you know that in Turkey, the fascists, the torturers, the murderers, the >parasitical exploiters, the collaborators, the traitors to the homeland and >the >journalists who are foaming at the mouth love you very much? How pleased they >are, the scrapings of the fascist regime, that in Europe “there are >people who >think like them”. Live long and prosper, Coveliers! Fascist Turkey has >been >trying for years to explain itself away, but in vain. The authorities in our >country have not managed to legitimise their fascist massacres, but you have >found a way. But just remember this for your own benefit: people do not watch >anti-communist films mainly dating from the Cold War with the same attention, >you know.</P> ><P>Moreover, the DGMs (State Security Courts), which are particularly >preoccupied with Fehriye’s file, are military institutions not >recognised by >Europe. You who violate human rights so crudely: even the European Union wants >Turkey to dissolve these tribunals as a sign of its will to democratise >itself. >So what period are you living in, Coveliers? </P> ><P>You have forgotten one thing. One thing which appears small but whose value >is great. People of your type are not rare but that has not stopped them being >condemned at every period of history. People like you have been condemned by >the >consciousness of the peoples. </P> ><P>Senility is an illness, Monsieur Coveliers. There is nothing shameful in >looking after oneself. But defending the antithesis of democracy, gluing >oneself >to everything that is anti-democratic, standing up for illegality and the >policies of banditry, the propaganda of fascism, torture and massacres is >legally a crime. </P> ><P>There is only one thing to be ashamed of. You’re quite a fellow. What >interest do you have in being so aggressive, at your age? Do you not realise >that you are making a fool of yourself? </P> ><P>SHAME IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF HUMAN BEINGS, MONSIEUR COVELIERS.</P> ><P>THE STRUGGLE AGAINST FASCISM IS LEGITIMATE AND NOBODY CAN CAST A SHADOW >OVER >IT WITH DEMAGOGY </P> ><P>DEVRIMCI HALK KURTULUS CEPHESI, Belgium</P> ><P></P> ><P></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > _______________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. 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