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| | ERGI v TURKEY [1998] IIHRL 72 (28 July 1998) |
 | | The family of the applicant, Ergi (E), a Turkish citizen of Kurdish origin, lived in Kesentas, a Turkish village, where someone had been killed by the PKK (Workers Party of Kurdistan) at the end of September 1993. |
 | | One week later, on September 29, 1993, the Turkish security forces set up an ambush in the vicinity of Kesentas purportedly to capture members of the PKK. |
 | | As regards the allegation of violation of Article 25, Turkey strongly contested the Commission’s conclusions and maintained that the allegations of pressure had arisen for the first time after statements had been taken on October 30 and November 3, 1995. |
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