▁invoked ," ▁the ▁French ▁statement ▁said , ▁the ▁take over ▁" was ▁an ▁in ad miss ible ▁assault ▁on ▁elementary ▁human ▁rights ▁and ▁becomes ▁even ▁more ▁int ol er able ▁because ▁once ▁again ▁Turkish ▁diplom ats ▁assigned ▁to ▁France ▁have ▁been ▁attacked ." ▁ ▁Cover age ▁of ▁take over ▁received ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁television ▁ratings ▁in ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Ch arg es ▁and ▁trial ▁The ▁four ▁milit ants ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁security ▁guard ▁and ▁the ▁attempted ▁murder ▁of ▁the ▁vice - cons ul . ▁The ▁men ▁were ▁also ▁charged ▁with ▁the ▁illegal ▁det ention ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 6 ▁host ages ▁and ▁breaking ▁arms ▁laws . ▁During ▁the ▁trial , ▁demonstr ations ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Paris , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁defend ants . ▁They ▁also ▁received ▁strong ▁support ▁from ▁Henri ▁Ver ne uil , ▁Mé lin ée ▁Man ouch ian , ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁resistance ▁hero , ▁Miss ak ▁Man ouch ian , ▁and ▁singer ▁L iz ▁Sar ian . ▁Charles ▁A zn av our ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁court . ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁court ▁sm iling , ▁the ▁hand c uff ed ▁defend ants ▁all ▁made ▁the ▁victory ▁" V " ▁sign ▁with ▁their ▁hands . ▁Def endant ▁Ke v ork ▁Gu zel ian ▁told ▁the ▁court : ▁" Wh atever ▁your ▁ver dict , ▁our ▁action ▁is ▁already ▁a ▁victory ." ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁milit ants ▁– ▁V ask en ▁S ako ▁S is li