Paris rally kicks off: “End this disgrace!”

The Kurdish Women’s Movement in France (TJK-F) and the umbrella organisation Kurdistan Democratic Society in France (CDK-F) are staging a massive rally in Paris today to mark tomorrow’s anniversary of the triple murder of PKK co-founder Sakine Cansız (Sara), KNK Paris Representative Fidan Doğan (Rojbin) and Youth Movement Member Leyla Şaylemez (Ronahi). Since the morning, many people have gathered at the Gare du Nord, including relatives of the murdered women and representatives of political parties and organisations from France and Turkey.

At the opening rally, Hugo Volpei gave a speech on behalf of the Unité Communiste Lyon (Lyon Communist Unit) and said: “Finally end this disgrace, establish justice and remove the PKK from the terror list!”

From the Gare du Nord, the crowd marched behind a banner reading “As long as justice remains in the dark, France is guilty”. The final rally will take place at Republic Square in the afternoon.

The demonstrators are demanding a legal investigation into the triple murder committed by the Turkish secret service MIT in Paris on 9 January 2013. The trial was suspended shortly before its start following the death of the contract killer Ömer Güney in French custody. A reopening of the investigation initiated by the relatives is being blocked due to political pressure; the information on the crime available to the Turkish authorities is considered a state secret.

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