Fifty seven weeks have passed since the Roboski massacre. On 28 December 2011 Turkish warplanes, acting on intelligence from drones, bombed a group of civilians on their way to South Kurdistan. Thirty four people died, mostly from the same family. The truth about the massacre has not been uncovered yet and the much awaited parliamentary report on the massacre has not been published yet, although its delivery was expected around 15 December 2012.
Veli Encü, relative of some of the victims, on behalf of the grieving families, asked the Prime Minister whether the "truth about the massacre would indeed be covered up and never revelaed".
On Thursday the families of the victims gathered at the graveyard where their relatives have been buried and read a statement protesting against the investigation on the massacre which appeared more stuck than ever.
The families underlined that the war system hits twice: it kills people and it represses those searching for truth and justice.
Veli Encü said that "The state, instead of shedding light on the massacre, punishes journalists who have reported about Roboski. And it punishes the families of the victims".
Indeed four villagers, including Servet Encü, who survived the Roboski airstrike, were fined 2,000 liras after media reports showed the villagers smuggling on the border.