Prosecutor considers attending youth congress a crime

  • actual
  • 12:16 27 November 2022
  • |
img
MERSIN -  A lawsuit was filed against Mersin Metropolitan Municipality employee M.Y. on the allegation of "being a member of an organization" for participating in the HDP Youth Council Congress.
 
A lawsuit was filed against Mersin Metropolitan Municipality employee M.Y. on the allegation of "being a member of a terrorist organization". The indictment prepared by the Mersin Chief Public Prosecutor's Office was accepted by the Mersin 2nd High Court. In the indictment, the cine-vision screening at the HDP Youth Assembly's congress and the slogans "Biji serok Apo" chanted in the hall were cited as evidence of crime. M.Y. was charged with "membership in a terrorist organization" even though he was not 
seen in any of the videos taken during the congress.
 
'PARTICIPATING IN A CONGRESS IS NOT A CRIME'
 
Evaluating the accusation in the indictment, M.Y.'s lawyer Ali Bozan stated that his client was detained as a result of the operation carried out against the workers working in Mersin Metropolitan Municipality in October and a lawsuit was filed against him. Noting that M.Y. was accused of "being a member of a terrorist organization" on the grounds that he attended the HDP Youth Council meeting held in Diyarbakır, Atty. Bozan said, "M.Y., who should not even be detained in any way, is the main reason for filing a lawsuit with this accusation because he works as a worker in Mersin Metropolitan Municipality. Attending a meeting open to the public and the press cannot be evidence of the accusation of membership in an organization. The aim was to ensure the dismissal of especially Kurdish workers working in the municipality and to create a perception about the municipality through these workers. Unfortunately, at this stage, the judicial organs also made them use themselves as the stick of the political power. This is an indication that the judicial authorities sometimes serve the purposes of the political institution."
 
MA / Hamdullah Yağız Kesen
 

View More Articles

16:30 ECtHR ruling on Demirtaş: Detained for political reasons
14:47 ‘Truth Commission on Conflict and Children’ to be established
13:56 Turkey once again excludes öcalan from the "right to hope"
12:36 ISIG: 164 workers lost their lives in June
12:13 Nightlong vigil against mine in Hesendin
12:10 Release decision for journalist Ucar
11:31 Governorate declares ban to 3 regions of Elkê
11:12 Women in Ankara for 'Peace March'
11:05 İmralı Delegation and Ministry of Justice meeting postpone
10:26 Public meetings: Full trust in Öcalan, demand for equal citizenship
09:42 Alevis will convey their demands to commission to be established
09:19 If we listen to Öcalan, we can reach a solution
07/07/2025
23:33 KCK: Ceremony will proceed as planned, but it will not be broadcast live
19:45 Imrali Delegation to meet Minister of Justice
19:34 Family meeting in İmralı
16:53 İmralı Delegation: Reciprocal will to move process forward continues
16:13 Erdogan-İmralı delegation meeting end
16:00 Call of Abdullah Öcalan expected for the ceremony says Journalist Aslan
15:31 Erdogan-İmralı Delegation meeting start
15:26 Kurdish struggle inspiring says Miloon Kothari
06/07/2025
20:16 Abdullah Öcalan: We are entering a new phase
17:03 MKG: 7 women journalists detained, 2 arrested
15:34 DEM Party İmralı Delegation to meet President Erdogan tomorrow
15:04 DEM Party İmralı delegation meeting with Abdullah Öcalan end
14:02 Fire extinguished on Gabar Mountain
13:53 Young people met at the workshop: We will lead the construction of a democratic society
13:16 Committee to 'seize' Kurdish property in Afrin!
12:49 Untreated prisoner loses eye
12:09 I want to meet and discuss with Öcalan says Djemila Benhabib
11:54 JINNEWS June tally: 19 women and 1 child murdered
11:42 DEM Party delegation go to İmralı
10:24 Status demand to Kurdish language: We can play active rol in process
09:32 World’s eyes on PKK: Which parties and organisations to follow?
04/07/2025
16:17 ‘Öcalan's plan has the potential to stabilize the Middle East’
16:05 Forest Fire in Omerya Area
15:57 Fire in Gabar spreads over a wide area
13:24 Arrest warrant request for Tunc Soyer and 98 Others
12:05 137 people reffered to Court in İzmir
11:50 Families apply to İmralı Directorate
11:43 Visitation ban imposed on prisoners in Wan
10:50 IHRNGO Director: Aim of the repression is to prevent new protests
09:57 Youth to meet on agenda of ‘Peace and Democratic Society Process’
09:55 We are more hopeful than ever for national unity says KNK Co-chair
09:25 'There is no chance to postpone or delay the national congress'
09:24 'I want to visit Öcalan' campaign: The main goal is freedom of Öcalan
03/07/2025
16:34 What did the European delegation discuss at the 'Round Table'?
14:05 DEM Party convenes
14:04 DFG June report: 16 detentions, 6 arrests
12:34 Youth to organize 'Democratic Society Workshop'
11:04 Legal regulations are needed to make process permanent says CHP member