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> Turkish Revenge Brigade Threatens Minority Rights Defender Baskın Oran
>
> Following the police protection he was given, Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran,
> one of the leading figures in defense of the minority and cultural
> rights, has now received a death threat from the Turkish Revenge
> Brigade.
>
> Bia news servıce
>
> 05-06-2008
>
> Erol ÖNDEROĞLU
>
> Despite the police protection and the trial these attacks receive, the
> intellectuals continue receiving death threats after the murder of
> Hrant Dink.
>
> After his acquittal by the court for the case about the "Minority
> Report and the Cultural Rights Work Group Report", Prof. Dr. Baskın
> Oran, a former member of the Human Rights Advisory Board of the Prime
> Ministry (BIHDK), has been threatened by the Turkish Revenge Brigade
> (TİT)with an e-mail sent on May 30.
> There is swearing at Baskın Oran and Armenians in the message
>
> Baskın Oran, who filed complaints regarding similar threats
> previously, told Bianet that since the name of the organization in the
> e-mail was seen in connection with other incidents, he was planning to
> file a complaint through his lawyers today (June 4).
>
> The message, which was sent from zerkama@hotmail.com, claims that he
> will be the new target. There is swearing at Oran and Armenians in the
> message as well.
>
> The name Turkish Revenge Brigade, which was responsible for the
> assassination of Akın Birdal, who was the president of the Human
> Rights Association (İHD) in 1998, have appeared on threat messages to
> İstanbul "Free Radio", the artist Ferhat Tunç and the lawyer Eren
> Keskin.
> Since it was an "abstract claim", he was not protected; now a police
> officer protects him
>
> Although Baskın Oran's pervious complaints regarding the death threats
> were ignored as "abstract claims", he was given police protection
> after the murder of Hrant Dink.
>
> A person who sent Oran similar messages will be on trial today (June
> 5) at the 4th Court of First Instance of Ankara. However, Oran thinks
> that he will be acquitted of the charge, since the internet
> coffeehouse, from where the message was sent, was not registered.
>
> Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kaboğlu, the publisher Necati Abay and the lawyer
> Eren Keskin are among those who were tried for their thoughts.
>
> It was announced by the Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Şahin that Zeki
> Özhan, who had sent a threat message to Eren Keskin from his prison
> cell, was "reprimanded". (EÖ/EZÖ/TB)
>
> Turkish Revenge Brigade Threatens Minority Rights Defender Baskın Oran
>
> Following the police protection he was given, Prof. Dr. Baskın Oran,
> one of the leading figures in defense of the minority and cultural
> rights, has now received a death threat from the Turkish Revenge
> Brigade.
>
> Bia news servıce
>
> 05-06-2008
>
> Erol ÖNDEROĞLU
>
> Despite the police protection and the trial these attacks receive, the
> intellectuals continue receiving death threats after the murder of
> Hrant Dink.
>
> After his acquittal by the court for the case about the "Minority
> Report and the Cultural Rights Work Group Report", Prof. Dr. Baskın
> Oran, a former member of the Human Rights Advisory Board of the Prime
> Ministry (BIHDK), has been threatened by the Turkish Revenge Brigade
> (TİT)with an e-mail sent on May 30.
> There is swearing at Baskın Oran and Armenians in the message
>
> Baskın Oran, who filed complaints regarding similar threats
> previously, told Bianet that since the name of the organization in the
> e-mail was seen in connection with other incidents, he was planning to
> file a complaint through his lawyers today (June 4).
>
> The message, which was sent from zerkama@hotmail.com, claims that he
> will be the new target. There is swearing at Oran and Armenians in the
> message as well.
>
> The name Turkish Revenge Brigade, which was responsible for the
> assassination of Akın Birdal, who was the president of the Human
> Rights Association (İHD) in 1998, have appeared on threat messages to
> İstanbul "Free Radio", the artist Ferhat Tunç and the lawyer Eren
> Keskin.
> Since it was an "abstract claim", he was not protected; now a police
> officer protects him
>
> Although Baskın Oran's pervious complaints regarding the death threats
> were ignored as "abstract claims", he was given police protection
> after the murder of Hrant Dink.
>
> A person who sent Oran similar messages will be on trial today (June
> 5) at the 4th Court of First Instance of Ankara. However, Oran thinks
> that he will be acquitted of the charge, since the internet
> coffeehouse, from where the message was sent, was not registered.
>
> Prof. Dr. İbrahim Kaboğlu, the publisher Necati Abay and the lawyer
> Eren Keskin are among those who were tried for their thoughts.
>
> It was announced by the Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Şahin that Zeki
> Özhan, who had sent a threat message to Eren Keskin from his prison
> cell, was "reprimanded". (EÖ/EZÖ/TB)