ASSASSINATION OF PRIESTS CAST DOUBT ON TURKEY’S ABILITY TO BECOME EU MEMBER-STATE
PanARMENIAN.Net
20.04.2007 18:03 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Irrespective of the fact if this monstrous crime has
been committed by radical Islamists or ordinary criminals, people of
Western countries now think Turkey has made one more step back form the
united Europe, German Berliner Morgenpost reports in connection with
the assassination of three Christian missioners in Malatia – Turkey.
"The principle of religious freedom again appeared under doubt. The
tiny Christian minority in Turkey is being put obstacles in its way
everywhere, all possible kinds of barriers are created. At the same
time the Turkish minority in Germany enjoys all privileges that the
Organic Law provides. In fact authorities in Ankara do not undertake
any actions to protect Christian institutions. The publishing house
that publishes Bible and religious literature has been repeatedly
threatened. These assassinations were a big blow to Turkey himself and
cast doubt on his ability to become a member of the European Union,"
the newspaper writes.
Three evangelic pastors have been assassinated in Malatya – Turkey. The
ecclesiastics were lacerated innumerable blows of knives, so much
that they were unrecognizable. The genitals would have been torn off.
Five principal suspects stopped by the Turkish Police have from 17
to 20 years old.