Turkish Cypriot NGO’s carry out a protest action to support Asil Nadir
According to Illegal Bayrak television (03.09.12) various organizations in the “TRNC” held a protest action in support of the Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir who has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by London’s Old Bailey.
11 organizations in the TRNC held a protest action this week to demand a fair trial for Asil Nadir.
Representatives from the organizations who support the action presented a letter to the British High Commissioner and the UN Peace Force in Cyprus demanding a fair trial for Asil Nadir.
Some Trade Unions and NGO’s also gave support to the protest action.
In the same issue, Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News (04.09.12) reports that a demonstration was held in occupied Nicosia by numerous Turkish Cypriot non-governmental organizations in support of Asil Nadir, a Turkish Cypriot tycoon who was recently sentenced to 10 years in prison in Britain on charges of stealing millions from his collapsed businesses.
The demonstrators included the so-called parliamentary speaker Hasan Bozer, the so-called finance minister Ersin Tatar as well as other politicians, mayors and citizens.
The chairman of “stockbreeders union” Mustafa Naimogulları and the chairman of the “Turkish Cypriot farmers union”, Ali Can Kabakcı both said in speeches at the rally, that they were against the “unfair triall process” of Nadir and the sanctions launched on the Turkish Cypriots.
“This sentence in fact targets Turkish Cypriots,” said Naimogulları.
“Whatever happened to Nadir was a small game, the real big game is played on Turkish Cypriots, but it will yield no results,” said Kabakcı.
Kabakcı and Naimogulları sent the same letter to the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon, claiming that the Greek Cypriot lobby was behind the collapse of Polly Peck, the giant company run by Nadir.
Meanwhile, Turkish Cypriot daily Yeni Duzen (04.09.12) reports on the protest organized yesterday and writes that approximately 150 participants marched yesterday in front of the British embassy in order to express their support to the Turkish Cypriot businessman Asil Nadir.
Also, Turkish Cypriot daily Havadis (04.09.12) reports that the number of the protesters was 200 people. On the other hand, Turkish Cypriot daily Afrika (04.09.12) covers the issue in its front page, under the title: “The interest for the supporting protest for Asil Nadir was not the expected one”.
The paper writes that the protesters were holding placards writing several slogans in favour of Nadir such as: “Asil Nadir, the Turkish Cypriots are with you”, “Great Britain don’t be bias!, Be just, be fair and free Nadir”, “We want justice from the UK”, “Turkish Cypriots are saying enough to inhuman embargoes”, and other.
