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2500 People Protest '13-Bullet' Case With School Reports

Jan 17, 2005/  Roj TV

"Nearly 2500 people who demand the perpetrators killing 12-year Ugur Kaymaz and his father to be found out and want extrajudicial executions to be ended have held a protest demonstration with symbolic carnets having been prepared in the name of Ugur Kaymaz. The carnets give zero point to lectures democracy and human rights.

The Democratic People's Party (DEHAP), Batman Democracy Platform, Mardin Democracy Platform, Peace Mothers Initiative, representatives of non-governmental organizations in Kiziltepe backed the protest action for Ugur Kaymaz (12) and his father, killed by security forces on Nov. 21, 2004 in Kiziltepe, Mardin. The demonstrators carrying symbolic ration cards prepared in the name of Ugur Kaymaz started marching from Kiziltepe Office of DEHAP to Cumhuriyet (Republic) Boulevard by shouting the slogan ''Martyrs do not die'' and held a sit-down strike on the boulevard.

'Togetherness is a condition for no one cry'

Sakine Arat making a Kurdish speech in the name of Diyarbakir Peace Mothers' Initiative said: ''Countless extrajudicial executions have been conducted up to now but it is the first time that a child has extra-executed. Every one in Turkey mobilizes to rescue a cat but unfortunately, no one struggled for our kid. Aren't we valuable as much as a cat is? Every one should take action for no similar incidents happen and no families else cry. No togetherness no freedom so we should utter our peace request demand all the time.''

Uğur's empty carnet

Enver Ete, spokesman of Mardin Democracy Platform, pointed out millions of elementary students had taken their ration records the day before yesterday and said: ''Ministry of Education Huseyin Celik displayed a show visiting primary students taken their ration coupons. He should have seen Ugur's carnet which has remained empty. Those who caused the record in question to left with nothing must be tried immediately. We protest Celik and the ruling AKP (Justice and Development Party).''

'People's hopes and future were shot with 13 bullets

Deniz Topkan of Batman Democracy Platform said: ''On Nov 21, a pupil were murdered with 13 bullets in front of his home. We condemn the approach treating a 12-year kid as terrorist and want the perpetrators to be brought before the court soon.

Reminding 57 days have passes over the case, Engin Ayaydin of DEHAP's Kiziltepe Office said: ''The educational period finished and millions of children took their carnets yesterday, but little Ugur, who should have received his ration records was wildly murdered by dark forces. Ugur is not only a loss of the family but one of our whole public. Those bullets have been shot at people's hopes and future.''

Victim's classmates carrying their carnets in hands frequently shouted the slogans ''Ugurs should go to school, not to grave'', ''Resign the Governor'','' Martyrs don't die'', ''Seek and judge the perpetrators''.
The description and marks below took part in the ration records:

School name: The World
Class: Asia-Europe
Name: Turkey
Surname: Republic

School manager: The USA
Class Teacher: The EU
Natural Guard: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Courses

Human Rights: 0 (zero)
Extra-judicial murders: 5 (the highest mark)
Democracy: 0
Corruption: 5
Extra-judicial execution: 5