Crimes By Village Guards In Kurdist

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From: Arm The Spirit <ats at locust.cic.net>
Subject: Crimes By Village Guards In Kurdistan

Crimes And Human Rights Violations By Village Guards

(Translated by Arm The Spirit from Kurdistan-Rundbrief #23/96)

Murder, arms dealing, extortion, and other crimes by village guards are 
part of daily life in Kurdistan. But now these allegations, known by the 
Kurds for years, have been officially confirmed by the government in 
Diyarbakir.

A total of 3,687 village guards presently face charges for the offences 
listed above, although the actual number is probably far higher. This is 
just the tip of the iceberg. Observe the following numbers:

108 cases of extortion, 196 murders, 16 cases of aggravated assault, 208 
cases of arms smuggling, 57 kidnappings of women, and 13 rapes!

Many village guards seek to become rich as quickly as possible. Many have 
founded their own mafias with ties to the government. The recent car 
crash of November 3, 1996 unleashed a scandal in Turkey. This crash 
exposed for all to see the links between the state and the mafia.


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