ANKARA - Stating that they have experienced police violence every time during Suruç commemorations for the last 5 years, those who were detained in the attack against the commemoration of Suruç Massacre said the government was in pursuit of erasing Suruç Massacre from the memories.
42 people were detained in the two seperate commemorations for Suruç Massacre held by Suruç Families Initiative. While Şamil Parlak was struck with facial paralysis as a result of the police brutality, many people suffered damages to their ribs and various places on their bodies.
Those detained who were held in police cars with closed doors for hours while they were handcuffed behind their backs, are preparing to file a criminal complaint against the police. The injured people told what happened that day.
Stating that the police attacked as soon as they headed to Güvenpark in scope of the commemoration, said: "7-8 police officers swooped me down, banging my head on the ground for almost 5 minutes, pressing on my back with their knees. Other police officers kicked me on the ground why they held me down. The ill treatment continued in the police car. There were at least 4 people held in every police car. It was hot. They kept the doors locked and deprived us from fresh air. Our face masks had fallen of during the strife, they did not give us new masks. Our attorneys were going to get us new ones but they held us in cars a long time. The doctor suspected of head trauma. I was sent to the city hospital. They diagnosed me with temporary facial paralysis and it is not yet clear whether there will be permanent damage."
Stating that they will file a criminal complaint, Parlak said: "There is a situation in Ankara where the state does not recognize its own laws for years. "
'THE STRUGGLE WILL BE ON STREETS'
Stating that the government is traying to erase the massacre from the memories rather than facing it, Okan Danacı said: "Suruç Massacre commemorations have been prevented by the law enforcement in different ways for years. They tear the photos of the falled friends. They do not want to see the faces of the young people they slaughtered. But the faces of our friends will slap them every july 20."
Stating that the police targeted the photos of the fallen first, Danacı said: "They have to settle accounts with the comrades of the young people they slaughtered. As a party to this reckoning, we wanted to be in Güvenpark. We will commemorate our friends despite all attacks, torture and detentions. They have to face us."