Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish DPS: Hate Triggered Setup of Muslim Party

Domestic | September 30, 2009, Wednesday // 15:47|  views

The ethnic Turksih MP, Luytvi Mestan, told the Bulgarian Parliament his DPS party was not in any way behind the founding of the new "Muslim Democratic Union." Photo by Sofia Photo Agnecy

Hate is the reason for the advent of the “Muslin Democratic Union,” the ethnic Turkish Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) declared Wednesday.

The declaration was read to the Members of the Parliament (MPs) by the DPS MP, Lyutvi Mestan, who said the events in Slavyanovo (the village where the party was founded) are the flip side of nationalism, and the language of hate, which until 2001 were more subdued, but currently present clear claims to take part in the rule of European Bulgaria.

Mestan called for all parties, who say they are civilized political formations to take responsibility and marginalize those spreading hate, adding DPS had nothing to do with the new party and its founding is a serious challenge for the maturity of political groups in Bulgaria.

According to Mestan DPS is working in the name of the sovereignty and security of Bulgaria, and the country needs parties that differ on the base of their ideology, not the origin of their members

In the mean time, it was reported the Regional Prosecutor had ordered a probe to find out if there is illegal software and Islamic literature in buildings in Slayanovo, owned by the notorious brothers Ali and Yuzeir Yuzeirovi, known as the founders of the new Muslim party.

It is expected the results from the search will be known by the end of the day Wednesday. The Prosecutor says they had certain information about the use of unlicensed software, but not official evidence of the existence of books spreading radical Islam.

The monument of the “Unknown Turkish Soldier” in Slavyanovo, also financed by Yuzeir Yuzeirov, stirring large public and political outcry, was declared illegal by the Regional Prosecutor's Office in the city of Targovishte and Yuzeiro was given an order to dismantle it.

Authorities explain they are waiting for the 14-day appeal period before undertaking any action. If the decision is not appealed, the monument will be taken down next Monday.

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Tags: Muslim Democratic Union, RZS, DPS, Yane Yanev, Ahmed Dogan, ethnic Turkish, Slavyanovo, Bulgarian Red Crescent, Bulgarian Red Cross, Yuzeir Yuzeirov

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