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Something rotten in the Czech state…
Uzonglu is a Kurdish patriot
7.2.2008
By Jiri Beranek
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February
7, 2008
PRAGUE, Czech Rep. Jiri Beranek, (ekurd.net), --
According to the topics that engage our journalists
and editors in these days one could be forgiven
thinking that there is nothing going on. Luckily,
they have Anicka Skrlova and Karel Gott – otherwise
they would need to invent them.
A lot of space is given to the presidential contest;
it is becoming a bit boring.
The media have great power, of course, and it
matters a great deal what, when and how they
present.
To my horror, this week, I came to realize that even
I had been manipulated to form of view of a case on
the basis what the press presented about it only.
It was the case of dr Uzunoglu, a Kurd. Unjustly,
our prosecution charged him with three murders and
with torturing a man. |
Kurdish physician and businessman Dr Yekta Uzunoglu |
I have not believed in human justice for a long time
now, nevertheless, the Uzunoglu’s case shook me to
the core. What happened to him, I could not even
imagine as ever happening in a democratic society.
Yekta Uzunoglu is a Kurdish patriot (he translated
the Bible and K Capek’s writings into Kurdish
language), and a medical doctor, publisher,
businessman, founder of Kurdish Centres and
co-author of Kurdish Grammar.
Such a man spent two and half years in a Czech
prison, and thirteen years of persecution by the
Czech judicial system. The Prague Municipal Court
quashed all charges against him in July last year.
It became clear that case against him had the
background amongst the political,www.ekurd.net
economical and police
forces.
Reportedly, all about it is contained in the book by
Petr Zantovsky called Testimony. I have not read it
yet, however, I had a chance yesterday to listen to
a very interesting discussion by Petr Vadura on the
Czech Radio. From it, I have learned facts about
which I did not have any idea whatsoever.
Mr Uzunoglu gave a gripping story about his
ancestors and his childhood in Kurdistan and his
contacts with Czech Christians. He also told about
his adult life and experience with the Czech
judicial system.
From the bottom of my heart I recommend to all
readers to listen to his testimony. It is not only a
shocking evidence of where the Czech society finds
itself almost twenty years after the “velvet
revolution”; but also it is about the high moral
ground,www.ekurd.net
the good of fighting and
not giving up.
Seeing that Mr Uzunglu is going to sue the Czech
State for compensation, I hope, that justice will
this time win, and the Czech State will lose.
It is a matter of the future for all of us. In this
context, it is not significant if the next president
will be Svejnar or Klaus.
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