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| Family of Turk Killed in Iraq to Open Case against U.S. |
| 2004-08-30 |
| The family of Faysal Demir, a Turkish truck driver who lived in the Reyhanli district of Hatay (a Southern Turkish city), is preparing to file a lawsuit in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the U.S. because Demir was killed during a firefight in Iraq earlier this summer while transporting cargo for the U.S. Faysal Demir lost his life during an attack in the surroundings of Ramadi on June 18th. The victim's father said that nobody has undertaken serious efforts to locate the perpetrators. He indicated that the family has had to settle for the information given by the Musluoglu Transportation owner Ali Ausluoglu, Iraqi translator Amir Adnan Aziz, and another truck driver, Abdurrezak Cemiloglu. Demir's father continued: "There were four people in the vehicle, but my son is the only person who received a mortal injury and lost his life. Two others received only leg injuries, and a third survived unscathed. This makes me think a lot. I still cannot understand why they carried out such an attack." The elder Demir points out that he becomes even more upset when he hears claims that Americans killed his son. "I wish my son had been killed while serving for Turkish soldiers or by the Iraqis. Perhaps, we would be less upset then. But the claim that Americans killed him while he carried cargo for them makes me really upset." The brother of Faysal Demir, Mahmut Demir, said he was collecting some information in Iraq to open a case seeking compensation from the U.S. |
| Posted by:Murat |
| #7 The suit makes a lot of sense, regardless of who was at fault. It's not like suing the guerrillas will get the family any compensation. Looks like the Turks have learned about ambulance-chasing from reading headlines about America's tort cases. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-08-30 3:44:00 PM |
| #6 It's a well known Islamic fact that the Americans are the ones shooting at delivery trucks. And some people claim Turkey is the sane Muslim country. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-08-30 3:24:15 PM |
| #5 Contact me after November 2nd, I may have the time to do your case justice. Nothing upfront, 60% or whatever Cingold will take, whichever is better for me. |
| Posted by: J Edwards 2004-08-30 3:12:37 PM |
| #4 The elder Demir points out that he becomes even more upset when he hears claims that Americans killed his son. "I wish my son had been killed while serving for Turkish soldiers or by the Iraqis. Perhaps, we would be less upset then. But the claim that Americans killed him while he carried cargo for them makes me really upset." So this guy is going to sue on the basis of "claims"? And furthermore, WHO are the ones making these claims? Advice: Get some "proof", or your day in court is going to be an extremely short one. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-08-30 2:31:08 PM |
| #3 The victim’s father said that nobody has undertaken serious efforts to locate the perpetrators. Sounds like a job for Hercule Poirot! Or maybe Inspector Clouseau! |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-08-30 2:26:13 PM |
| #2 He does wish that his son was killed by merkins, that is the only chance he'll get money. More upset=more money. |
| Posted by: Zarathustra 2004-08-30 2:15:03 PM |
| #1 Yup, it's ALL about the M-O-N-E-Y... oh yeah, his kid, whatshisnuts too. Good story Murat. |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2004-08-30 2:10:45 PM |