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Ein Mönch aus Syrien wird in der Türkei für "Terrorismus" angeklagt, weil er einem PKK-Kämpfer Brot anbat.
Hearing Held for Assyrian Monk Accused of 'Terrorism' in Turkey
The new hearing in the trial of Assyrian monk, Fr Sefer (Aho) Bileçen, was held today at the High Criminal Court in Mardin. As in the previous hearing in early November, proceedings were held in camera with no journalists allowed.
Fr Sefer faces terrorism charges. Prosecutors accuse him of aiding a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is outlawed in Turkey, by giving a piece of bread (story). The PKK leader, Abdullah Öcalan, has been in prison since 1999.
The court ordered another postponement with the next hearing scheduled for April.
If convicted, the clergyman could get two to 15 years in jail for giving food to someone who asked for it at the door of his monastery. For his part, the monk recently reiterated his position, namely that he does not know the people who came to the monastery begging for food, and that he opens the door to them "out of Christian charity".
Fr Sefer (Aho) Bileçen is the custodian of the monastery of Mor Yakup (St James), which dates back about 1,500 years. Located in Nusaybin district (Mardin), south-eastern Turkey, on the border with Syria, the historic building has been in a state of neglect since the Armenian genocide of 1915, and it is thanks to Fr Sefer's commitment that it was reopened in 2010.
The monk was arrested on 9 January 2020 as a result of the testimony of an alleged (later repentant) PKK member. Four days later, he was released pending trial, thanks also to a grassroots movement by local Christians who petitioned the authorities to let him go.
The confession of the PKK member remains the key factor in Assyrian priest's indictment. A second witness, also in prison, said he did not know the religious and had heard from others that he gave food to the needy as an act of charity.
The trial comes at a time of rising tensions between Turkey and Western countries and growing violations and abuses against Turkey's Christian minorities.
Recently, an ancient Armenian church went on sale on the Internet, just the latest in a series of controversial episodes showing disrespect for, if not contempt for the country's Christian religious and cultural heritage.
The list includes a barbecue held at the historic Sourp Asdvadzadzi Armenian church and the conversions of the ancient Christian basilicas of Hagia Sophia and Chora into mosques. The latter were turned into museums under the founder of modern Turkey Atatürk.
Such actions have been controversial but they fit in the "nationalism and Islam" policy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a way to hide the country's economic woes and help him stay in power.
In both churches, Islamic authorities have covered with white curtains the images of Jesus, as well as frescoes and icons that show their Christian roots.
aina.org
Hearing Held for Assyrian Monk Accused of 'Terrorism' in Turkey
The new hearing in the trial of Assyrian monk, Fr Sefer (Aho) Bileçen, was held today at the High Criminal Court in Mardin. As in the previous hearing in early November, proceedings were held in camera with no journalists allowed.
Fr Sefer faces terrorism charges. Prosecutors accuse him of aiding a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is outlawed in Turkey, by giving a piece of bread (story). The PKK leader, Abdullah Öcalan, has been in prison since 1999.
The court ordered another postponement with the next hearing scheduled for April.
If convicted, the clergyman could get two to 15 years in jail for giving food to someone who asked for it at the door of his monastery. For his part, the monk recently reiterated his position, namely that he does not know the people who came to the monastery begging for food, and that he opens the door to them "out of Christian charity".
Fr Sefer (Aho) Bileçen is the custodian of the monastery of Mor Yakup (St James), which dates back about 1,500 years. Located in Nusaybin district (Mardin), south-eastern Turkey, on the border with Syria, the historic building has been in a state of neglect since the Armenian genocide of 1915, and it is thanks to Fr Sefer's commitment that it was reopened in 2010.
The monk was arrested on 9 January 2020 as a result of the testimony of an alleged (later repentant) PKK member. Four days later, he was released pending trial, thanks also to a grassroots movement by local Christians who petitioned the authorities to let him go.
The confession of the PKK member remains the key factor in Assyrian priest's indictment. A second witness, also in prison, said he did not know the religious and had heard from others that he gave food to the needy as an act of charity.
The trial comes at a time of rising tensions between Turkey and Western countries and growing violations and abuses against Turkey's Christian minorities.
Recently, an ancient Armenian church went on sale on the Internet, just the latest in a series of controversial episodes showing disrespect for, if not contempt for the country's Christian religious and cultural heritage.
The list includes a barbecue held at the historic Sourp Asdvadzadzi Armenian church and the conversions of the ancient Christian basilicas of Hagia Sophia and Chora into mosques. The latter were turned into museums under the founder of modern Turkey Atatürk.
Such actions have been controversial but they fit in the "nationalism and Islam" policy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as a way to hide the country's economic woes and help him stay in power.
In both churches, Islamic authorities have covered with white curtains the images of Jesus, as well as frescoes and icons that show their Christian roots.
Hearing Held for Assyrian Monk Accused of 'Terrorism' in Turkey
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daritus
Ultra-Poster
naja du hast schon damals kein Geheimnis aus deiner Gesinnung gemacht, und machst es jetzt auch nicht
Paprika
Jackass of the Week
Weisst, die YPG und andere haben gegen die IS Mörderbanden gekämpft. Erdogan und seine Schlümpfe haben den IS unterstützt.
Also frag dich mal wer hier die Terroristen sind.
daritus
Ultra-Poster
du solltest weniger ANF und oder andere Propaganda scheisse lesen. Die Türkei hat weder direkt oder indirekt den IS unterstützt. Die Türkei war einer der Länder der mit unter die meisten Opfer durch Anschläge des IS erlitten hat. Die Türkei hat in ihren Militäroperationen mit die meisten ISler beseitigt. Der IS hat auch mehrfach zum heiligen Krieg gegen die Türkei aufgerufen....
Das lokale Staatsfunk /ÖRR und "freie" Linke Printmedien zig Splittergruppen und oder am Rand agierende Gruppen als "IS" oder "IS ähnlich" eingestuft hat ist ein anderes Thema
Die PKK und oder die YPG hat keine einzige Entscheidungsschlacht oder offensive vorzuweisen wo durch ihren Einsatz maßgeblich zum Sieg herbei geführt hat. Selbst bei Belagerungen wo die YPG und oder die PKK beteiligt waren, hat man den IS abziehen lassen, weil die nichts gebacken bekommen haben.
Da du auch ansonsten wenig von der Materie hat, die PKK bekämpft die Kurden im Nordirak. Die PKK beansprucht die alleinige "Macht" über die Kurden, und duldet niemand neben sich... Aber Feier du schön weiter die PKK Terroristen als "Befreier"
der Westen hat damals in Afghanistan die Mujahideen auch als "Kämpfer" bezeichnet. Später wurde daraus die Al-Qaida. Die PKK und YPG samt ihren Anhänger ist kein Meter besser als der IS.
Das lokale Staatsfunk /ÖRR und "freie" Linke Printmedien zig Splittergruppen und oder am Rand agierende Gruppen als "IS" oder "IS ähnlich" eingestuft hat ist ein anderes Thema
Die PKK und oder die YPG hat keine einzige Entscheidungsschlacht oder offensive vorzuweisen wo durch ihren Einsatz maßgeblich zum Sieg herbei geführt hat. Selbst bei Belagerungen wo die YPG und oder die PKK beteiligt waren, hat man den IS abziehen lassen, weil die nichts gebacken bekommen haben.
Da du auch ansonsten wenig von der Materie hat, die PKK bekämpft die Kurden im Nordirak. Die PKK beansprucht die alleinige "Macht" über die Kurden, und duldet niemand neben sich... Aber Feier du schön weiter die PKK Terroristen als "Befreier"
der Westen hat damals in Afghanistan die Mujahideen auch als "Kämpfer" bezeichnet. Später wurde daraus die Al-Qaida. Die PKK und YPG samt ihren Anhänger ist kein Meter besser als der IS.
