Assassination of priests cast doubt on Turkey's ability to become EU member-state

PanARMENIAN.Net - Irrespective of the fact if this monstrous crime has been committed by radical Islamists or ordinary criminals, people of Western countries now think Turkey has made one more step back form the united Europe, German Berliner Morgenpost reports in connection with the assassination of three Christian missioners in Malatia - Turkey.



"The principle of religious freedom again appeared under doubt. The tiny Christian minority in Turkey is being put obstacles in its way everywhere, all possible kinds of barriers are created. At the same time the Turkish minority in Germany enjoys all privileges that the Organic Law provides. In fact authorities in Ankara do not undertake any actions to protect Christian institutions. The publishing house that publishes Bible and religious literature has been repeatedly threatened. These assassinations were a big blow to Turkey himself and cast doubt on his ability to become a member of the European Union," the newspaper writes.





Three evangelic pastors have been assassinated in Malatya - Turkey. The ecclesiastics were lacerated innumerable blows of knives, so much that they were unrecognizable. The genitals would have been torn off. Five principal suspects stopped by the Turkish Police have from 17 to 20 years old.