I misled them. I was made a liar, deliberately, by the government of Cyprus. Successive governments knew, only too well, that the number of missing persons were smaller and that there was strong evidence proving that a certain number of people, claimed to be missing, were either killed in action or murdered in cold blood by the Turks. Governments cannot afford to tell lies as they lose their credibility. Consecutive Cypriot governments lied to the relatives of missing persons, to the people of Cyprus, to the United Nations and to the world community.
Shame is perhaps meaningless a word.
Respect is due to those, who, even late in the day, had the courage to tell the bitter truth. Back to North Cyprus Home Page .