Lazım Esmaeili
Lazım Esmaeili | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 |
| Died | January 28, 1995 (aged 49–50) |
| Cause of death | Ballistic trauma |
| Occupation | Spy |
| Known for | Victim of unsolved murder |
Lazım Esmaeili (also "Lazem") (1945–28 January 1995) was a Kurdish Iranian spy operating in Turkey, who was found tortured and shot dead by unknown persons in Istanbul.[1]
Background
Esmaelli was born 1945 in Urmia (West Azarbaijan province) in Iran as a son of Selim.[citation needed]
He moved to Turkey and received a work permit from the Ministry of Interior's General Directorate of Security for the period between May 20, 1991 and September 20, 1992. As of September 1991, he was the partner of the Beyazıt Foreign Trade Co. in Istanbul, where he worked as director. On September 11, 1993, he received a residence permit valid for two years.
Death
On January 15, 1995, he and his friend Askar Simitko were abducted when they left the casino of Polat Renaissance Hotel in Yeşilköy, Istanbul at local time 03:45. On January 28, 1995, villagers found the corpses of the two in Kerev Creek, Silivri, about 60 km (37 mi) far from Istanbul. They were tortured, ears cut and shot multiple times. According to the "Second MIT Report" authored by Mehmet Eymür, the incident's motive was not political but drug trafficking in connection with the Susurluk scandal gang.[2] Eymür later said that Esmaeili and Simitko had been killed by a team led by Abdullah Çatlı.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Susurluk scandal". www.newturkey.today. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
- ^ Berberoğlu, Enis (2000-05-22). "İranlı ajanın ölümü". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ Today's Zaman, 8 December 2011, Mehmet Eymür exposes more of web of dirty liaisons Archived 2012-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- "1998 Report" (PDF). Human Rights Foundation of Turkey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-05. (contains the Susurluk reports in English)
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