Victims of Paris murders will be buried in their homelands

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Two of those killed in the French capital in the armed attack on December 23 will be buried in Türkiye, while one will be buried in Iraq.

Thousands of people came together yesterday (January 3) in a ceremony held in Villiers-le-Bel, Paris, before sending the three deceased to their homelands for their funerals.

Emine Kara (Evîn Goyi), Mîr Perwer (Mehmet Şirin Aydın), and Abdurrahman Kızıl were killed in Paris on December 23 in the armed attack targeting the Ahmet Kaya Culture Center.

Photographs of the three and also of Sakine Cansız, Fidan Doğan, and Leyla Şaylemez, the three Kurdish women killed again in Paris in 2013 were carried in the ceremony.

Speaking in the ceremony, Democratic Kurdish Council of France (CDK-F) co-chairperson Xane Akdoğan said,  "Just as Evin has put an end to ISIS, we will put an end to Erdoğan fascism. They have targeted our defenseless people in Paris. But whatever they do we will not surrender to the enemy."

Le Monde: Distrust to Türkiye

Following and reporting the ceremony Le Monde wrote for the perpetrator, "Mr. Malet, a retired train driver, had a violent criminal history and had just left detention over a previous incident.

The daily added, "But many Kurds in France's 150,000-strong community refuse to believe he acted alone, calling his actions a "terrorist" attack and pointing the finger at Turkey."

Le Monde also quoted a spokesman for the CDK-F telling the newspaper, "The anger of the people gathered today has again proven to us how much the Kurdish community believes these murders are political."

Sarcelles Mayor: "Fraternity reigns here"

Sarcelles Mayor M. Patrick Haddad also addressed the participants of the ceremony and said, "All people can find themselves in this city. Fraternity reigns here. The whole city is shocked as a result of this attack. And I am one of them."

"Three Kurdish people were killed. We are in solidarity with the families of those killed and all Kurds in Europe. We share your pain," Haddad said.

Places of funerals

Emine Kara's funeral will be in Makhmur, Iraq, Abdurrahman Kızıl's funeral in Kars, Türkiye, and Mîr Perwer's funeral in Muş, Türkiye.

The Governor of Kars has announced today that all demonstrations and actions are banned in the city for seven days after it was announced that a funeral is going to be organized for Abdurrahman Kızıl in Kağızman, Kars. 

What happened?

Three people were killed and three others were wounded in an armed attack near the Ahmet Kaya Cultural Center in Paris on Friday (December 23).

The 69-year-old suspect was detained after the attack.

It was announced that the suspect who is a retired engine driver in railways attacked a migrant camp using a sword before on December 8, 2021, in Paris and was charged with attempted murder.

Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau confirmed that the aggressor was released one year after this attack.

The suspect was taken to a psychiatry clinic following his detention after the attack and detained again after the examination at the clinic. He was taken to the courthouse to give his statement on December 26.

A formal investigation was started about the suspect who is being charged with "murder or attempted murder based on race, ethnic origin, nation or religion and keeping a weapon without permission."

Demonstrations were organized on Saturday (December 24) in Paris. Participants gathered in the Republican Square and started a march after a stand in silence. However, there was a conflict between the police and the demonstrations after some provocation by some showing a wolf's sign, symbolizing extreme Turkish nationalists.

The demonstrators threw objects at the police while the police used pepper gas. France Info reported that at least four vehicles were toppled and at least one vehicle was put on fire in the events.

Another silent march was organized on December 26 in Paris to pay tribute to the three persons killed.

The ambassador of France in Ankara was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and told that "black propaganda was made against Türkiye" in the demonstrations that started in France and that Ankara was "uncomfortable about this." (AEK/PE)