Thirty years after two Greek Cypriots were killed by Turkish forces in the UN buffer zone near Dherynia, their killers r...

Thirty years after two Greek Cypriots were killed by Turkish forces in the UN buffer zone near Dherynia, their killers remain at large. A group of 40 motorcyclists will tour Greece and Cyprus next month to keep the memory of Tasos Isaac and Solomos Solomou alive, and to pressure authorities into finally executing outstanding arrest warrants. Isaac was beaten to death on August 11, 1996, after he became entangled in barbed wire in the buffer zone. According to a UN report, Turkish Cypriots were joined by members of the Grey Wolves who had traveled from Turkey to confront the Greek Cypriot motorcyclist protesters. Three days later, Solomou was shot dead by a Turkish soldier as he tried to climb a flagpole to remove a Turkish flag near a Turkish military post. The Republic of Cyprus has issued arrest warrants for those suspected of involvement in both killings. One suspect, identified as the former leader of the Turkish army in Cyprus, has since died. Ten others remain uncaptured, including Erhan Arikli, a political party leader in the Turkish-occupied north who has served as a minister in two administrations there. The motorcyclists depart Limassol by boat for Piraeus on July 7, then travel through the Peloponnese, Kythera, Salamis, Rhodes, and Kastellorizo before finishing in Athens on July 17. Stops were chosen deliberately: villages named Karavas and Keryneia in mainland Greece mirror occupied Cypriot towns, and Kastellorizo was picked because, like Cyprus, it sits on a difficult frontier. Initiative spokesman Alekos Michaelides said an effort will be made to meet Greek President Constantine Tassoulas in Athens to formally remind him that the arrest warrants remain unexecuted. He added that Greek and Cypriot MEPs have promised help but nothing has materialized. #Cyprus #NeverForget #GreyCyprus