KONYA - Abdurrahman Karabulut, the lawyer of the Kurdish family murdered in Meram, informed that six people were killed with 16 bullets and that at least two cartridge holders or guns were used in the incident. The lawyer also stated that the chief prosecutor informed that the perpetrator had contact and relations with those who had previously committed racist attacks.

 

In the Meram district of Konya, seven members of the Kurdish family from Kars, who had been subjected to racist attacks before, were killed in an armed attack on their house last night. While it was learned that seven members of the family will be buried in the Saraçoğlu Cemetery in the Karatay district today, the family’s lawyer Abdurrahman Karabulut briefed our agency on the latest progresses.

 

Six people were killed by 16 bullets

 

Abdurrahman stated that the autopsies of seven people were concluded, but they could not reach the report yet. The lawyer stated that the autopsy reports were with the investigating prosecutor and were not given to him, and according to the information they obtained; He noted that six members of the family were killed with 16 bullets, which raises the possibility that the perpetrator and the perpetrators may be involved, and that at least two cartridge holders or two guns were used in the incident. It is estimated that seven family members were killed by at least 20 bullets in total.

 

An identified perpetrator is in contact with the family who committed the racist attack

 

The lawyer also stated that the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office informed them that a perpetrator, whose identity was determined from the security camera in the house, was in contact with the family who had previously committed the racist attack.

 

Unlike the Office of the Chief Prosecutor, the lawyers estimate that there was more than one person perpetrating the attack.

 

The prosecution rejected the protection order

 

On the other hand, it was learned that the family requested protection from the prosecutor's office after the racist attack, but the prosecutor's office rejected this request. It was also learned that the family took their own defense by placing security cameras around their houses.

 

Instead of the Kurdish family, the prosecutor’s office gave protection to the family who had racist attacks.