(Clearwisdom.net) On behalf of all the Turkish Falun Gong practitioners, the Turkish Falun Dafa Association recently sent a petition to the Human Rights Investigation Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) to expose the Chinese Communist regime's atrocities of persecuting and killing Falun Gong practitioners in over thirty concentration camps similar to the one in Sujiatun. The petition called on the Turkish authorities to help put an end to the cruel persecution and reckless killing of Falun Gong practitioners in China, which has lasted for over seven years.

On April 4, 2006, Mr. Mehmet Elkatmis, senior member of the TGNA and chairman of the Human Rights Investigation Committee of the TGNA, signed a reply letter in person to explicitly express the Committee's strong condemnation of the Chinese regime's atrocities. The following is the translation of the text of the reply letter:

Letter of The Human Rights Investigation Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly

File No.: A.01.1.IHK/5876 Category: Petition
Date: April the 4th, 2006
Dear Ms. Goldring and Mr. Kocman of the Falun Dafa Association:

With regard to the petition addressed to this Committee in which you explained that Falun Gong is illegally banned in China, and the fact that Falun Gong practitioners are being cruelly tortured and persecuted in China, this Committee has fully reviewed your appeal.

According to international human rights convention, cruel torture and abuse are absolutely prohibited, and these inhuman deeds are entirely unacceptable. Around the world, no matter where it is, this kind of cruel torture and abuse are considered crimes against humanity. This Committee therefore strongly condemns the behaviors of cruel torture and abuse against Falun Gong practitioners.

Sincerely,
Mehmet Elkatmis
Chairman The Human Rights Investigation Committee of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Member of the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Nevsehir City