Each passing day convinces me more strongly that at any cost, Rauf Denktas is determined not to give any concessions in Cyprus.
He does not care what the public opinion is regarding peace both in Cyprus and Turkey.
He does not care at all for blocking Turkey's road to the EU.
Interestingly enough, all those falcons against peace both in Turkey and Turkish Cyprus are also all anti-EU!
Why is Rauf Denktas so determined to not solve the Cyprus problem?
Because the status quo is already a solution for Mr. Denktas and his falcons, as they together have enjoyed a "dynasty" in Turkish Cyprus for the last 28 years.
I will only give you one simple example today to verify what I mean when I insistently use the term:
"Those who enjoy the system cannot change that very system i.e. the status quo."
Mr. Salih Boyaci's daughter is married to Mr. Rauf Denktas's son Serdar Denktas. Boyaci is the Minister of Tourism in Turkish Cyprus, he is known as "In-Law" in Cyprus, and used to own a bank there i.e. Cyprus Credit Bank.
He owned the bank since 1983.
This bank went into insolvency some two years ago.
According to the official report; $80 million worth of deposits vaporized in the bank!
So far, the State of Turkish Cyprus has paid around $40-42 million worth of deposits back to the owners but some $35-38 million is still not paid.
The monies vaporized in the hands of the "In-Law" but the State is paying for the losses.
Whose money is "state money" anyway?
Most probably, the money sent from the motherland out of our collected taxes!
The Exchequer and Audit Department of Cyprus accused the "In-Law" Salih Boyaci of distorting official documents he gave to the Central Bank and, according to them, Mr. Boyaci has reported fewer deposits than there actually is in the bank.
The distorted documents cover the years 1991, 1995, 96, 97, 98 and 1999.
Mr. Salih Boyaci was chairman of the board of the bank and Mr. Rauf Denktas was the President of Turkish Cyprus during this entire period.
On the other hand, the general manager of the bank, in his testimony, declared that the chairman insisted that the losses of the bank should be reported as profits to the officials in many cases.
Thus, they have manipulated the so-called "Interest Rediscount Account" in many cases.
The "family firms" also owned by "the Dynasty," have not paid a total of $27 million in interest to the bank for the credits borrowed from the bank.
The credits used by the "family firms" are also not recorded in the official records.
Now read this statement very carefully:
Mr. Salih Boyaci was acquitted from all 12 cases he was held responsible for in the bankruptcy of the bank in the mid-December of this year!
A Final Note: Mr. Rauf Denktas has recently appointed the lawyer of Salih Boyaci and the main prosecutor who will appeal this very court decision at the higher Court, to the peace-seeking committees ordered by Kofi Annan's Report on Cyprus.
* Cet article est inclu dans le Dossier Spécial MEDEA Num. 2:
Chypre, vers le compromis?
