Fr . Yergatian 's case was described as " typical for the Turkish government 's ... oppression of Armenians in Turkey " and " the most startling case " of " political persecution of Armenian clergymen and laymen after the military coup of 1980 " . During the 1981 Turkish consulate attack in Paris the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia published a statement which demanded the release of Yergatian and 11 other political prisoners from Turkish prisons
1981 Turkish consulate attack in Paris
1981 Turkish consulate attack in Paris
Manuel Yergatian