A 49-year-old Turkish man who was killed by German police was buried in a cemetery in Mannheim on Tuesday.
Turkish Consul-General in Karlsruhe Mahmut Niyazi Sezgin and the person’s – recognized as Ertekin Özkan – kinfolk attended the funeral.
Police officers who attended the ceremony didn’t put on formal uniforms.
On Dec. 23, police within the southern German metropolis of Mannheim killed Özkan after claiming that he was holding a knife and threatening officers with an assault.
Following the deadly taking pictures, the German police technique of “neutralization” was closely criticized on social media.
With a number of movies posted on social media exhibiting the taking pictures of Özkan whereas he was some 3-4 meters away from the police crew, social media customers stated police ought to have tried to injure him fairly than fatally taking pictures the Turkish man.
Meral Sert, Ertekin’s sister, described her brother’s loss of life as an execution by the German police. Expressing disbelief, she questioned using 4 bullets in opposition to her brother, stating, “Four unnecessary bullets. Even if one shot was fired, why four? One police officer fired twice, and the rest once. There was no justification for any shooting. I perceive this as an execution. It’s akin to murder.”
Per Germany’s Ministry of Internal Affairs directives, police might use firearms solely as a final resort. The discretion to make use of a firearm rests with the responding officers, guided by the precept of “proportionality.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com