Turkey: Hizb ut-Tahrir Member Charged in "Honor
Killing" of Sister

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)
http://www.realcourage.org/2010/07/turkey-ht-honor-killing/

Turkish news media is reporting on an "honor killing" of a 17 year
old girl, Seyma G., by her brother "Y.G." The brother accused with the
murder was a member of the anti-democracy group Hizb
ut-Tahrir. The murdered girl, Seyma G. had reportedly been staying
in a shelter for women, fleeing family abuse.

The international group Hizb ut-Tahrir is against
democracy and freedom, seeks the creation of a global Islamic
caliphate, and calls
for the "death penalty" for "traitors" who leave Islam. The Hizb
ut-Tahrir America organization had a conference scheduled for July
11, 2010 in a Chicago area suburb, that was canceled
by Marriott Hotels. See additional
reports by Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) on Hizb
ut-Tahrir at http://bit.ly/htwatch.

Turkish
media Today's Zaman reports: "Girl's murder by brother was 'honor
killing" 'states that "The police statement also noted that Y.G. was a
member of Hizb ut-Tahrir (Party of Liberation), an outlawed
fundamentalist organization. Y.G., who was detained during the
Diyarbakir police investigation, was questioned and then jailed on July
16."

Hurriyet
Daily News reports that: "A 17-year-old woman found dead one month
ago was allegedly murdered by her 15-year-old brother in an 'honor
killing' after she left the women's shelter where she was staying, daily
Radikal reported Wednesday."... "The body of Seyma G. was found half
buried in the ground in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, while
subsequent tests revealed that she had been strangled to death. Her
brother Y.G. was caught by police and then arrested July 16." "The
victim had reportedly been staying in a women’s shelter after being
subjected to violence at home. Family members allegedly found her after
they learned she had left the shelter." "Her brother, who is accused
in the murder, had previously been detained for being a member of the
illegal Muslim organization Hizb ut-Tahrir."

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