“Roboski was an extrajudicial execution”

Roboski_MasaccreNORTH KURDISTAN, — A delegation composed of MAZLUMDER, IHD, CHD, TIHV, Peace Council of Turkey, KESK, TTB and DISK members released a joint statement on Roboski slaughter, claiming that was “an extrajudicial execution and a mass slaughter considering the number of the people killed.” 

The report contradicts the allegations of Turkish officials and underlined that the group of workers had not been warned to “stop” before the bombardment. It was also noted that none of the people in the group were carrying weapons nor they responded to soldiers before the bombardment. 

Delegation also established that “Some of the bodies were burnt; their internal organs and skulls were visible and torn apart. The physical integrity of bodies had been violated.” 

The delegation has pointed to the high destructive power of the ammunition used in the bombardment and stated that these people had been involved in trade border for long years within the knowledge of military authorities in the region.

The report also stated that authorities hadn’t gone to the event scene for a long time after the bombardment which was soon after the event notified to military posts and observation towers.