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Turkey’s strong reaction was sparked by the investigation it attempted to do in suspicious Turkish cargo ship In the opening Libya German frigate, participating in the mission “IRINI“From European Union. Ankara insists that the investigation was carried out by the German magazine Spiegel, however, noting that the check was prevented at the last minute, after strong protests from the Turkish government.
The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Hami aksoi, declared illegal the search on the Turkish ship “Rosaline A », condemned her and insisted that the ship was carrying legal goods and humanitarian aid.
At the same time, pro-government press reports point to the fact that administration of the European mission “IRINI”, which oversees the implementation of the embargo in Libya, exercises Greek officer and who gave the order to search the ship.
The representative of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement, questioned the legitimacy of the “IRINI” operation, saying:
The neutrality of the “IRINI” operation, which was launched by the EU without consulting the legitimate government of Libya, our country or NATO, is a matter of discussion. “Given this, the double standards and the illegal treatment of the ships that transport goods from our country to Libya are unacceptable.”
“As part of this operation yesterday (November 22), the German warship “Hamburg” In the morning, he carried out an exhaustive search of the Turkish merchant ship “MV Roseline A”, which was transporting paintings and humanitarian aid materials from the port of Ambarli to Misrata. The captain cooperated fully and provided detailed information on the contents and itinerary of the ship. However, at 5:45 pm, the armed elements of the “IRINI” operation boarded and conducted a “search” that lasted several hours. A personal search of all personnel, including the captain, was carried out by force, all personnel gathered in one place and were detained, and the captain remained guarded by an armed soldier. “The containers were forcibly searched,” the Turkish spokesman said.
As stated by Hami aksoi“This operation was carried out without the consent of our country, whose flag the ship carries, or of the captain.”
According to the Turkish Foreign Ministry, the armed soldiers remained on the merchant ship until the next morning and departed at 9:38 a.m.
Hami Aksoy insisted that the Turkish ship did not violate the arms embargo, was detained for hours in adverse weather conditions, and that its crew were treated as criminals.
Finally, he clarified that Turkey reserves the right to claim compensation.
Ersen Aktan / shipfinder.com
SPIEGEL: The test was not performed
In Germany, the German magazine “Spiegel” reports on its website that Anchor prevented a German frigate from controlling suspicious Turkish cargo ship In the opening Libya.
THE Turkey, adds the magazine, does not hide its support for the Tripoli government and continues to send arms Y mercenaries in Libya.
According to the magazine, in the context of the European mission, which aims to monitor it arms embargo in Libya, the frigate “Hamburg” was in command to inspect the Turkish freighter “Rosaline A”, suspected of carrying weapons.
According to the magazine, at the last minute the control was prevented, after a strong protest from the Turkish government, which said it did not approve. It is typical for German inspectors I had already addressed in “Rosaline A” and were forced to leave inactive, while the ship continued its journey towards the port of Misrata.
In the summer, German forces again located a freighter bound for Libya. Suspicion of carrying weapons was immediately confirmed as a specific item was found kerosene, which is used only for combat aircraft.
