Articles About Terrorist Activities

Newly appointed NATO chief, former Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday that Denmark-based Roj TV station could be closed down if it is proved that it has connections with the terrorist organization PKK.

If Danish investigators find any relations between Roj Tv and the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, then the network will be closed down, Rasmussen said at an Istanbul summit of the Alliance of Civilizations, a forum promoting understanding between the Western and Islamic worlds.

Turkey had earlier opposed Rasmussen’s bid for the top NATO post, saying the Dane’s unwillingness to suspend broadcasts from a Denmark-based Roj TV station linked to the terror organization PKK, and his stance during the 2006 crisis over a Danish newspapers publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad, cast doubts over his ability to lead the alliance.

Rasmussen said police and prosecutors are investigating two things. Firstly whether there are any economic ties between Roj TV and the PKK, and secondly whether the network broadcasts in anyway incite terrorism.

Emphasizing that the PKK is a terrorist action, Rasmussen said that they will close Roj TV broadcasts according to Danish legislation. Upon a question recalling that the investigation took four years and asked how long is expected to after this point, Rasmussen said it is for the public prosecutors to decide, adding “I can hope that it will end as soon as possible.”

He said Denmark is strongly committed to the fight against terrorism and terror related activities, reminding that his country was one of the first to recognize the PKK as a terrorist group. Rasmussen also said he discussed the situation in Afghanistan in a meeting with Prime Minster Tayyip Erdogan.

Source: Hurriyet
URL: www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/domestic/11374592.asp