{"id":5545,"date":"2020-11-20T15:15:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T12:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esithaklar.org\/?p=5545"},"modified":"2022-04-21T17:08:23","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:08:23","slug":"joint-statement-release-all-detained-human-rights-defenders-lawyers-and-cso-representatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esithaklar.org\/eski\/2020\/11\/20\/joint-statement-release-all-detained-human-rights-defenders-lawyers-and-cso-representatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Statement: Release All Detained Human Rights Defenders, Lawyers, And CSO Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

JOINT STATEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

20 November 2020<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RELEASE ALL DETAINED HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, LAWYERS AND CSO REPRESENTATIVES<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today (20 November 2020), within the scope of the Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office\u2019s investigation no.  2019\/63324, many rights defenders, lawyers and CSO representatives were detained in Diyarbak\u0131r and surrounding provinces in the early hours of the morning. The only detention ground we were able to learn is the set of allegations within the scope of the investigation on the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), which has become almost routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those detained are Association of Lawyers for Freedom (\u00d6HD) Co-chair Lawyer B\u00fcnyamin \u015eeker, Human Rights Association (\u0130HD) Ad\u0131yaman Branch Head Lawyer B\u00fclent Temel, \u00d6HD and \u0130HD member lawyers Abdulkadir G\u00fcle\u00e7, Eshat Akta\u00e7, Serdar Talay, \u0130mran G\u00f6kdere, Diyar \u00c7etedir, Serdar \u00d6zer, Feride La\u00e7in, Gamze Yal\u00e7\u0131n, Gevriye Atl\u0131, Resul Tamur, Cemile Turhall\u0131 Balsak, Ahmet Kalpak, Devrim Bar\u0131\u015f Baran, Ne\u015fet Girasun, Sedat Ayd\u0131n, Mahsum Bat\u0131, \u015eivan Cemil \u00d6zen and Haknas Sadak. Apart from these people, Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Central Council former Member and current Honorary Board member Dr. \u015eehmus G\u00f6kalp, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (T\u0130HV) Diyarbak\u0131r Representative Office employee and social worker Serkan Delidere, Med Federation of Legal Support and Solidarity Associations of the Families of Prisoners and Convicts (TUHAD-FED) board member Diyar Dilek \u00d6zer and member Leyla Ayaz, Workers\u2019 Union of Religious Affairs Presidency and Foundations (D\u0130VES) member S\u00fcleyman Okur, Ba\u011flar Municipality Council member Panay\u0131r \u00c7elik, People\u2019s Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbak\u0131r Branch former provincial director \u0130lhami Y\u00fcrek, Healthcare and Social Service Workers’ Union (SES) member \u00dcmit \u00c7etinkaya, Media, Communication and Postal Workers\u2019 Union (HABER-SEN) member Mehmet Ka\u00e7ar are also detained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summons for interview or interrogation is regulated in Article 145 of the Criminal Procedure Law (CPL). In an investigation process such as DTK where almost hundreds and even thousands of people are under investigation and prosecution, making early morning raids with detention orders instead of summoning individuals in line with CPL Article 145, is a typical practice of judicial repression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Almost all of the detainees are lawyers and representatives of organizations waging a struggle for rights and rule of law. While it is possible for these people to be invited for giving statements by a summons letter, the failure to do so demonstrates that the power pressure on democratic institutions is exerted by the judiciary. Especially, although it is a fact that the lawyers are part of the judiciary and are representatives of the defense, their detention in this way also indicates the devaluation of the right of defense and the desire to deprive the citizens of the right to defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the Minister of Justice had reminded the CPL rules and warned the public prosecutors and judges by reminding that trial without arrest should be the main practice and detention could only be an exceptional measure during the budget debates, it is absolutely unacceptable to continue judicial practices from a security perspective. Whereas the political power declares its will to reform the law, the prosecution wants to continue with the old habits and this needs to be prevented.  What is called legal reform should not be impunity, restriction of fundamental rights and freedoms or pressures on and detention of rights defenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Such a treatment of executives and members of human rights and law associations that solely carry out democratic activities is also against the UN Declaration on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We demand the immediate release of all detainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Association for Monitoring Equal Rights, Rights Initiative Association, Human Rights Association, Human Rights Agenda Association, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, Citizens Association<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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