NEWSDESK, — A parliamentary sub-commission visited the province of Şirnak on Monday to investigate Roboski Massacre in which Turkish military air strike killed 35 civilian Kurds on 28 December 2011.
The sub-commission was established within the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission in order to shed light on the massacre.
Members of the commission talked to military and civil officials, villagers and the relatives of the victims and the survivors in Şirnak.
Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) Mersin Deputy Ertugrul Kurkçu said in a statement that, “The incident started in Ankara and it was finished in Ankara”. The investigation was going to be continued in Ankara from now on, he announced.
According to Kurkçu, the commission holds the opinion that the bombing was a planned massacre. A view which facts seem to confirm, the deputy emphasized.
Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) Ankara Deputy Levent Gok announced the findings after talks with military officials:
“The units in Şirnak are not responsible for the operation. It was carried out entirely upon commands and orders coming from Ankara. Images and determinations related to cross-border actions are made from Ankara. Contrary to common belief, the military officials in Şirnak were not involved in the determination of the target”.
The CHP politician added that “We think that the information and authority regarding the operation was held by the General Staff and Prime Ministry. We will continue our work in Ankara”.