PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers Mazlum Dinç, Raziye Öztürk, İbrahim Bilmez and Nevroz Uysal once again applied to the Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Justice regarding the allegations shared on social media accounts about their client after the first one remained unanswered. Attorneys applying on behalf of the family and themselves, demanded that this request be accepted as soon as possible.

 

WE WERE PREVENTED FROM GETTING RESULTS

 

In the application, it was reminded that the only communication that could be established after the family meeting with Öcalan on 3 March 2020 was the phone call with his brother on 27 April 2020. In the application it was also stated that no communication was allowed in any way and that all applications were rejected on unlawful grounds or left unanswered.

 

THREAT OF LIFE

 

The application also stressed that there were no improvements in the living conditions of the prisoner in İmralı despite the recommendations of the CPT.

 

APPLICATION MUST BE ACCEPTED

 

The application also included, "It was observed that serious claims were made regarding the body integrity and life of the client on some internet news sites and social media accounts on 14.03.2021. It is a fact that the conditions of isolation allow such news to emerge. However, in order to eliminate the great and serious concern that this claim has created in us and in the family, we need to meet face to face. In this sense, we request that the conditions for a meeting with the family and the lawyer must be created as soon as possible, and that this visit request to be evaluated urgently, and be accepted. "  

 

ASRIN LAW OFFICE ALSO APPLIED FOR THE OTHER PRISONERS IN IMRALI

 

The lawyers also applied for an immediate meeting with Ömer Hayri Konar, Veysi Aktaş and Hamili Yıldırım, who are in the same prison with Öcalan.