Turkey Launches Investigation Of Detention Of Global Activists Sumud Flotilla
JAKARTA - Hundreds of international activities were detained by Israel when intercepting a group of Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) ships, prompting Turkey to launch an investigation into the incident.
Israeli forces intercepted and boarded humanitarian ships trying to penetrate an Israeli blockade in the Gaza Strip from Wednesday night to Thursday morning.
Israeli forces illegally detained 223 international activists on board the aid fleet to Gaza, organizers said on Thursday, according to Daily Sabah Oct. 2.
In Istanbul, Turkey, the Attorney General's Office announced that an investigation had been launched regarding the detention of 24 Turkish activists by Israel in international waters.
According to the investigation, 24 Turkish nationals were among those detained in the raid.
The prosecutor's statement stated that the investigation was based on violations of international maritime law, kidnapping, vehicle hijacking, looting, property destruction, and torture.
Another investigation was launched by the Attorney General's Office Ankara under Article 13 of the Turkish Criminal Code, which stipulates that Turkish law and judiciary have jurisdiction even when a foreign national commits an international crime in a foreign country.
The Turkish delegation, which joins the fleet, announced 25 Turkish activists including those detained by Israel. The delegation said in a statement, the activists included Ay Marijuana, Abdulaziz Yalmenmen, Davut Dakwank Tekocak, Metehan Sar06, H\"uyub Ordu, Onur Murat Kolgu, Semih Fener, Osman 04etinkaya, S\"umeyra Akdeniz Ordu, Bekir Bagcivan, Mustafa Muhammad akmakc, Mesut Ziyali, Mehmet Saiti, Fatih zs\"ez, Tevhit Y\"meyye Sena Pola and Halil Rfat anak. Activators are on different ships within the fleet.
As previously reported, Israel's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said in a statement it had intercepted a number of aid fleet ships sailing into the Gaza Strip and taken them to the country's port.
The ships were about 70 nautical miles from war-torn enclaves when they were intercepted, within Israel's supervised zone to prevent any vessels from approaching.
The GSF, which transports medicine and food to Gaza, consists of more than 40 civilian ships with about 500 lawmakers, lawyers, and activists.
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Israeli forces intercepted and boarded dozens of ships participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla entourage, bringing activists and humanitarian aid inside to the Israeli port for later deportation.
The Israeli Navy from Wednesday night to Thursday morning intercepted a group of GSF ships trying to penetrate the blockade in the Gaza Strip.
Operations carried out by a commando unit from the Navy, Shayet 13 had boarded about 40 of the 47 GSF ships by Thursday morning, detaining hundreds of activists on board after disrupting their signals, The Times of Israel reported.