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05ANKARA7218
2005-12-08 16:44:00
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Embassy Ankara
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PKK TERRORISM: PKK/KONGRA GEL PRISONER'S STATEMENT

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JAC MOLESWORTH FOR OIF TASK FORCE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/08/2030
TAGS: PTER TU US PINR IZ DA
SUBJECT: PKK TERRORISM: PKK/KONGRA GEL PRISONER'S STATEMENT
ABOUT ROJ TV

REF: ANKARA 6849

Classified By: Political Military Counselor Timothy A. Betts for reason
s 1.4 (b, c, d).

S E C R E T ANKARA 007218

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SIPDIS

JAC MOLESWORTH FOR OIF TASK FORCE

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/08/2030
TAGS: PTER TU US PINR IZ DA
SUBJECT: PKK TERRORISM: PKK/KONGRA GEL PRISONER'S STATEMENT
ABOUT ROJ TV

REF: ANKARA 6849

Classified By: Political Military Counselor Timothy A. Betts for reason
s 1.4 (b, c, d).


1. (S) MFA Security Affairs Director General Hayati Guven on
Dec. 7 raised with us the assertion by a PKK/Kongra Gel
member who was arrested last month in Izmir that he received
targeting information via Roj TV. (He had first informed us
about this during a Nov. 18 meeting -- reftel.) Guven said
he had been unable to get permission to pass us the
transcript of the interrogation, but was authorized to
provide an abstract of the relevant statements, which he
passed to us as a non-paper (text at para 2). The statement
was made on Nov. 7 at 10:00 PM.


2. (S) The following is the text of the non-paper provided by
Guven:

BEGIN TEXT

The following is an abstract from the testimony of a
PKK/KONGRA-GEL terrorist who had recently surrendered to
Turkish security forces. The person in question had given
his statement in the presence of his advocate in accordance
with his will.

".......my training on explosives had lasted for ten days.
After doctrinal training, we have done a couple of practices
and then the training ended.

At the end of the training, we had a discussion with the two
trainers known as H. and F. They have instructed us, that we
should follow the press statements made by the high level
members of the organization which are broadcasted on ROJ TV
and to organize terrorist attacks to state institutions,
individuals etc. that have been frequently referred to with
hateful remarks in ROJ TV broadcasts.

We were informed that, we could undertake the responsibility
of our attacks with different names. They gave me 200 USD
for transportation costs... .."

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WILSON