24-year-old Delil Arslan was killed in an occupational murder on the GAS CAT ship, which belongs to the TGM Ship Management company, and his dead body was wrapped before being left at the Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka. The ship management was bagged his dead body, left him in Hambantota, Sri Lanka and proceed on its way. The family of the engineer had to fly to Sri Lanka to take their son’s funeral.
THE ONLY WITNESS IS NOT ALLOWED TO TALK TO US, SAYS THE FATHER
Cemal Arslan, the father of the engineer, told what he has been going through to soL news. According to the father, they got the news on the evening of the day of the event. The management told the family that Delil Arslan lost his life after an electric shock. "The person who was with him during the event was another engineer", he says, "but this person is not allowed to talk to us because, they say, he is in shock".
"OUR SON’S BODY WAS LEFT IN SRI LANKA WITH SOMEONE WHO DID NOT SEE WHAT HAPPENED"
The only witness, according to the father, is still working on the ship since he is the only engineer. "It is also interesting that this only witness has not been allowed to go to the trials in Sri Lanka as the witness", the father says. "Our son’s funeral was left in Sri Lanka with someone who did not see what happened there", he adds.
"THE COMPANY DID NOT EVEN CALL THE CONSULATE"
Although TGM had to call the consulate and give information about the event and the death of the engineer, the family informed the consulate instead. The family also had to find the name of the hospital where they put their son by their own means. According to the father, they decided to go to Sri Lanka because the company gave them conflicting information.
"The management of the company told us that our son lost his life by a heart attack after a low level of electric shock", the father explains. "However", he says, "when we went to the morgue to see his body, we saw that one of his fingers was crushed and he had burst in his body". This observation made the family conclude that his death was not a result of low-level electric shock. Bagging the body of the engineer and the fact that the company left him in Sri Lanka were not in compliance with any procedures internationally. "The company", according to the father, "was planning to hide the accident and murder" if they did not fly to Sri Lanka and took care of their son’s funeral.
