By Ethar Abdulhaq
(Zaman Al Wasl)- Zaman Al-Wasl obtained exclusive information about the identity of the Syrians who were humiliated by the Turkish border guards and the circumstances of what happened to them.
The information revealed a number of striking and interesting things, which confirm the intentional abuse of the Syrians and indicate the presence of hidden fingers trying to ignite a great strife between Turks and Syrians.
Zaman al-Wasl will explain the information collected about the three individuals, except for information that violate their privacy especially their names and their towns.
According to information provided by more than one source, the people were crossing from the Turkey to Syria when they were caught and abused by border guards.
This information is of great importance, first because it contradicts all the accounts that people were trying to cross into Turkey. Second, the border guards cannot argue or explain their violation saying the youths are "terrorists".
Many of those crossing the border, from Turkey to Syria alone, know that they can surrender to the Turkish border guards who will facilitate their passage, so the suspicion that they are "terrorists" trying to sneak into Turkey is invalid.
In addition, they were trying to enter Syria from the area adjacent to the village of Khirbet al-Jawz heading towards their towns in the countryside of Idlib which means they are not members of YPG or the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
The sources confirm the people whose pictures were published in women's underwear are ordinary people, simple workers among the tens of thousands who are looking for a living behind the border, and that the incident took place when they were returning from a Turkish village towards Syria.
As for the source of women's clothing, one source asserts that it is not necessarily the property of the abused persons because the transients illegally dilute normally from any loads or bags.
The source said it is likely that the Turkish border guards have taken out these new clothes from their bags since border centers and checkpoints have lost or confiscated ones.
A source that heard the account of one of the three victims confirmed that the incident of the arrest of the border guards and their detention for several hours, beating and humiliating them, occurred in conjunction with the killing of one of the guards of the border, which made it appear as a retaliatory, noting that one of the victims heard words from the border guards saying: “lets see if Erdogan can help you”; a phrase indicates in one way or another the affiliation of these elements.
But the most interesting thing is that the incident took place a few months ago in winter, and that its chapters were known on a small scale among some of the friends of the victims and their relatives. This raises more questions about the significance of publishing pictures of an incident that occurred months ago. This reinforces that existence of malicious hands that want to ignite a huge fire.
The sources concluded by saying that the publication of the photographs have seriously harmed the victims, their families and their acquaintances and caused them great moral damage that is difficult to overcome.
Zaman al-Wasl is ready to provide Turkish authorities and human rights organizations with information related to the case if they decide to open an investigation. This information remains subject to the consent of the victims themselves.
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