Drugi advokat koji zastupa porodice žrtava, Orhan Kemal Cengiz, optužio je lokalnu štampu u Malatyi za vršenje antimisionarske kampanje, koja je možda i doprinijela tom napadu.
Another lawyer representing the victims' families, Orhan Kemal Cengiz, charged that local press in Malatya had carried out an anti-missionary campaign, which may have helped fuel the attack.