No to Compulsory Military
Service Movement was shocked to know that the Turkish Cypriot Conscientious
Objector Murat Kanatli was sentenced to 10 Days in prison for objecting to participate in the
annual compulsory military exercise in the northern part of Cyprus on the basis
of his ideological conscientious objection. Murat Kanatli has been
always a friend of our movement, and was present in Cairo during the trial of
the founder of our movement, Maikel Nabil Sanad, in October 2011. We call for
his immediate release and recognition of his right in conscientious objection
to the military service.
