Ocalan: Hakkari bombing undermined negotiations
Ocalan: Hakkari bombing undermined negotiations
Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan says the attack that killed 10 civilians in Hakkari undermined the negotiations between Turkish officials and himself.
In recent meeting with his lawyers Abdullah Ocalan said the real target of the assailants of the Hakkari attacks is the negotiations between Turkish officials and himself in Imralý island.
Ocalan said he was shocked when he first heard about the incident and insisted that it has similarities with the bombing in Guclukonak, a district of Van.
On 15 January 1996, 11 Kurds were killed by unidentified gunmen in a minibus near Guclukonak. The assailants set the minibus on fire after shooting the victims.
HAKKARI IS UNDER SIEGE
"If the government and the army agreed an offensive against Kurds, this is very dangerous. This is a rehearsal of a genocide. This means Hakkari is particularly a target of the state now. This is a siege of Hakkari, like the siege of Dersim" he said.
"We have to be on alert. If this is a planned act of the government and the army they will continue this kind of attacks until Hakkari surrenders"
"They boycotted the referendum. They could have been targeted for this honorable choice"
Ocalan added that the investigation of the Hakkari attack is very important and everybody should do everything on their side to find those who are responsible.
THE TARGET WAS THE NEGOTIATIONS
Kurdish leader said the negotiations continue in Imrali. He said he was really hopeful about the negotiations with the Turkish officials.
"This bombing is maybe a sign of the rupture between the state organs. This kind of attacks may happen as as result of conflicts between elements of the state. Some well-intentioned elements may not be aware of this. But nevertheless I don't want to blame only one side. Maybe the Prime Minister wasn't aware of the attack" he said.
"The target may be the negotiations with me. Really meaningful negotiations took place here. Maybe they could have led to meaningful results. It's very engrossing that the attack in Hakkari was carried out during this process."
GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATION
Ocalan also underlined that it's the Turkish governments responsibility to investigate the attack. He warned the government that all the possible positive developments are dependent to the investigation.
He said that local as well as international powers could be behind the attack and every possibility should be taken into consideration very carefully.
Ocalan made remarks about the killing of nine guerrillas who were killed by the Turkish army last week in Hakkari.
KILLING OF GUERRILLAS IS A VERY WORRYING SIGN
He described the killing of 10 guerrillas with a large scale and well coordinated attack by the Turkish army, as a very worrying sign.
Kurdish leader said the the killing of guerrillas and the minibus bombing took place in Hakkari and this may be evident to a planned siege against Hakkari.
Ocalan said if the attack is a planned act by the Turkish state then the ceasefire declared by the Kurdistan Workers Party is meaningless.
In recent meeting with his lawyers Abdullah Ocalan said the real target of the assailants of the Hakkari attacks is the negotiations between Turkish officials and himself in Imralý island.
Ocalan said he was shocked when he first heard about the incident and insisted that it has similarities with the bombing in Guclukonak, a district of Van.
On 15 January 1996, 11 Kurds were killed by unidentified gunmen in a minibus near Guclukonak. The assailants set the minibus on fire after shooting the victims.
HAKKARI IS UNDER SIEGE
"If the government and the army agreed an offensive against Kurds, this is very dangerous. This is a rehearsal of a genocide. This means Hakkari is particularly a target of the state now. This is a siege of Hakkari, like the siege of Dersim" he said.
"We have to be on alert. If this is a planned act of the government and the army they will continue this kind of attacks until Hakkari surrenders"
"They boycotted the referendum. They could have been targeted for this honorable choice"
Ocalan added that the investigation of the Hakkari attack is very important and everybody should do everything on their side to find those who are responsible.
THE TARGET WAS THE NEGOTIATIONS
Kurdish leader said the negotiations continue in Imrali. He said he was really hopeful about the negotiations with the Turkish officials.
"This bombing is maybe a sign of the rupture between the state organs. This kind of attacks may happen as as result of conflicts between elements of the state. Some well-intentioned elements may not be aware of this. But nevertheless I don't want to blame only one side. Maybe the Prime Minister wasn't aware of the attack" he said.
"The target may be the negotiations with me. Really meaningful negotiations took place here. Maybe they could have led to meaningful results. It's very engrossing that the attack in Hakkari was carried out during this process."
GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INVESTIGATION
Ocalan also underlined that it's the Turkish governments responsibility to investigate the attack. He warned the government that all the possible positive developments are dependent to the investigation.
He said that local as well as international powers could be behind the attack and every possibility should be taken into consideration very carefully.
Ocalan made remarks about the killing of nine guerrillas who were killed by the Turkish army last week in Hakkari.
KILLING OF GUERRILLAS IS A VERY WORRYING SIGN
He described the killing of 10 guerrillas with a large scale and well coordinated attack by the Turkish army, as a very worrying sign.
Kurdish leader said the the killing of guerrillas and the minibus bombing took place in Hakkari and this may be evident to a planned siege against Hakkari.
Ocalan said if the attack is a planned act by the Turkish state then the ceasefire declared by the Kurdistan Workers Party is meaningless.
