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Kurdish physician Uzunoglu gets apology
from Czech court
13.9.2007
Content Contribution by Alena Houdová
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September
13, 2007
Prague, Czech Rep., -- The Prague Regional
Court Tuesday ruled that Kurdish physician and
businessman Yekta Uzunoglu, who was acquitted of
blackmail and torture charges in late July, should
receive an apology and 250,000 (13000 US$) crowns as
compensation from Guerken Goenen, originally
considered Uzunoglu's victim.
Goenen must send a written apology to Uzunoglu for
having called him a cruel criminal and perpetrator
of serious crimes.
He must publish the apology in the papers and pay
the court costs.
Through various twist and turns, the Uzunoglu case
lasted almost 13 years. |
Kurdish physician and businessman Dr Yekta Uzunoglu |
Goenen testified that Uzunoglu along with another
three accomplices tied him up, beat him, robbed him,
photographed him in female clothes and they kept him
locked in an office for a couple of days in
September 1994.
The cause celebre started in 1994 when the police
found tortured Goenen in an office belonging to
Uzunoglu's company.
According to the charges, the perpetrators tortured
Goenen to make him keep silent about Uzunoglu's
suspicious activities and they allegedly
photographed him naked to discredit him.
Uzunoglu pleaded not guilty from the very beginning
of the case.
The Czech Salamoun association in support of
independent judiciary and a number of renowned
personalities stood up for Uzunoglu. They accused
Czech politicians and judiciary for having failed in
this case.
In 2006, Uzunoglu won the Frantisek Kriegel award
for civic courage, annually presented by the Charter
77 Foundation.
Czech News Agency (ČTK) | ctk cz
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